How am I supposed to get any work done when I come across a lede ‘graph like this that draws me from my supposedly worthwhile enterprise?

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Well I can settle for posting it, can’t I?

DECEMBER 16, 2022 — STEVEN HAYWARD

THE DAILY CHART: WHOSE BOOZE?

Turns out the United States is only average when it comes to alcohol consumption. Which seems not only a surprise, but a profound disappointment as well. At least we’re ahead of Sweden. »

See what I mean?

Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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