Why Do We Think Booze Is Healthy?
On alcohol and the conflation of correlation with causation
4 min readOct 21, 2018
In early 2018, Esquire ran this headline: “The World’s Oldest Man Drank a Glass of Red Wine Every Single Day.” Why did the editors choose this headline? Because they know people are enthralled with the idea that drinking alcohol might actually be good for us. Any “evidence” that corroborates the confirmation…
