#MorningMonarchy: September 6, 2017
Whoppercoin investment, hospital hero and blankets of ash + this day in history w/Piggly Wiggly and our song of the day by Alvvays on your Morning Monarchy for September 6, 2017.
alcohol
Study: Moderate Drinking Linked with Fewer Heart Problems
An ice cold beer can be refreshing, and a glass of wine can be relaxing, but is alcohol safe for your heart? Alcohol consumption in moderation has a reputation for being heart-healthy, and a new study of nearly 2 million people seems to confirm that, but only to a certain degree.
Without Government Regulation, Who Would Hassle Liquor Retailers?
There aren't many times when a real-life legal case unfolds like a TV courtroom drama. However, one case involving the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission and a local liquor retailer ended almost as well as an episode of Perry Mason.
Just Say No to the War on Drugs
Ted Cruz recently asserted that the United States military needs to be sent to Mexico to attack the drug cartels head-on. This is a bad idea. But so is the drug war itself, both constitutionally and logically. Many who support the war do so with the best of intentions, but has it really helped? Or has it done more harm than good, like the Prohibition of the 1920s? Is this war even legal in the first place?
James Harrigan and Antony Davies discuss these questions in this week's Words and Numbers.
Millennials Want to Work with Their Hands
The Wall Street Journal published an article the other day about how “old-fashioned” manual labor jobs are resurging among millennials: jobs like bartenders, butchers, bookbinders, craft brewers, furniture-makers, and fishmongers. The idea of a young adult in the private sector hunched over old manuscripts is a bit of a foreign image to me. So I decided to test this whole young-people-at-old-fashioned-jobs theory by going to a local bar.
Did a Common Anti-Anxiety Drug Play into Soundgarden Rocker’s Death?
In mid-May of 2017, fans of grunge music were shocked and heartbroken to hear of the death of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell. His death was ruled a suicide, but Chris’ family says he never would have intentionally taken his life, and are blaming his use of the common anxiety drug, Ativan, for his state of mind at the time. [1]
Source: The Mercury News
Goodbye boozy Britain? Why more young people are going dry
New research suggests that young people in Britain are increasingly swapping pints for soft drinks. We investigate the growing movement for more mindful drinking
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