Whether encouraging the abstemious to drink wine would cause them to lead healthier lives is moot.

ECONOMIST: Alcohol and health

By keeping interest rates artificially low, central banks trick entrepreneurs into believing that society is more abstemious than it really is.

ECONOMIST: Heterodox economics

The driven, abstemious Mr Radler enjoyed sweating profits from small, neighbourhood newspapers in their native Canada, while Lord Black cut a dash as a budding media magnate with his eye for a deal, strong conservative views and flashy erudition.

ECONOMIST: Conrad Black's story