Midway through one of the booziest holiday weekends of the year, we re-examine our love-hate relationship with alcohol.

Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, gets to the bottom of the conflicting guidance on the benefits and risks of drinking.

Guest: Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.

Background reading: 

• Research has piled uphealth-risks.html"> debunking the idea that moderate drinking has any health benefits.

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