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Drinking
January 6, 2015
Sarah Kollmorgen
How to Curb Binge Drinking: Raise Taxes on Booze
December 16, 2014
Naomi Shavin
How to Curb Binge Drinking at U.S. Colleges: Sell Alcohol on Campus
The case for the college bar
August 25, 2014
David Crystal
An Almost Complete List of Every Word We've Ever Used to Mean 'Drunk'
From 'cup-shot' to 'rat-arsed'
December 31, 2013
Alice Robb
The Best New Year's Drinking Advice Comes from Dionysus
The Greek god of wine says quit after three drinks
December 3, 2013
Alice Robb
Do Smarter People Drink More?
October 31, 2013
Alice Robb
How the Red Solo Cup Became a Political Football
October 16, 2013
Ryan Kearney
What Slate Missed: 5 Other Reasons College Women Shouldn’t Get Drunk
September 29, 1979
W.J. Rodabaugh
A Nation of Sots
When drinking was a patriotic duty
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