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The college presidents said they wanted a national debate on the 21-year-old drinking age. They got it.
Parent booze fines PARENTS could be slapped with $6000 on-the-spot fines for allowing alcohol at teenage parties under a radical reform of drinking laws.
Drinking Age of 21 Saves LivesThis opinion piece supports keeping the minimum age for consuming alcoholic beverages at 21 instead of lowering it.
Commentary: Drinking Age of 21 Doesn't Work John M. Cardell, Jr., president emeritus of Middlebury College wrote this opinion piece claiming the drinking age of 21 is inappropriate.
The freedom to imbibe, internationallyThe drinking age here in the United States is considered an open-and-shut case. Very few people ever question the wisdom of having the drinking age be twenty-one.
Another Push To Lower Minnesota's Drinking AgeA new plan to lower Minnesota's drinking age has been introduced in the state house. At least four state lawmakers, led by Rep. Phyllis Kahn (D-Minneapolis), want to drop the age from 21 to 18 inside bars and restaurants.
The Drinking Age Myth -- John StosselThere's a myth in this country that the drinking age is 21. But that's only the legal age. The fact that government says you can't drink before 21 does not mean younger people don't drink.
MADD Logic: Is it irresponsible to even suggest lowering the drinking age?According to MADD, a lower drinking age will result in more drinking among 18-to-20-year-olds, which will result in more drunk driving, which will result in more dead teenagers. Therefore, if you favor a lower drinking age, you favor dead teenagers.
A Compromise on the 18 Year Old Drinking DebateThere's been a lot of press recently on the statement of some University Presidents that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 years of age. Of course MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is against the proposal as are some other University Presidents.
Drinking AgeYesterday, over a hundred college presidents called for a reexamination of the current minimum drinking age and suggested it should be lowered. This is great news and could serve as an opportunity to begin an intelligent national dialogue on improving alcohol policies.
College presidents seek to re-examine drinking ageTwo Ohio college presidents are among dozens nationwide who are asking lawmakers to consider whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from 21.
States Consider Lowering Drinking AgeLegislation introduced in Kentucky, Wisconsin and South Carolina would lower the drinking age for military personnel only. A planned ballot initiative in Missouri would apply to everyone 18 and older.
Seven States Are Considering Lowering The Drinking Age to 18No text, sorry. Link goes directly to TownHall.com which is hosting a video from Fox News
Seven states consider lower drinking agesUPI reports: Seven U.S. states are contemplating changing their laws to allow residents younger than 21 years to drink alcohol, officials said.
Minnesota Bill Would Lower Drinking Age to 18ST. PAUL (AP) - Some state lawmakers have introduced bills that would lower the drinking age in Minnesota from 21 to 18....
New proposal could allow 18-year olds to drink in bars in MinnesotaIt's a milestone for many Minnesotans. Turn 21, and be of age to drink. But three lawmakers say if some under 21 drink anyway, why not make it legal?
Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered?More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, a nascent movement is afoot to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to legally buy alcohol under some circumstances.
Should the Legal Drinking Age Be 18?During the Democratic debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire last month, the candidates were asked to answer a viewer's question about whether they would support lowering the national drinking age from 21 to 18 years old.
"Tabs are for suckers" ... 10 Things Your Bartender Won't Tell YouBartenders may have a knack for telling jokes, but there may be a few things they're keeping mum about.
Back to 18? - Critics say it's time to lower the drinking ageThe age at highest risk for an alcohol-related auto fatality is 21, followed by 22 and 23, an indication that delaying first exposure to alcohol until young adults are away from home may not be the best way to introduce them to drink.
18 year olds can vote, go to war, get married, adopt children, sign legal documents, etc. So why can't they have a beer? McCardell, 57, president emeritus of Middlebury College in Vermont and professor of history there, says alcohol is and always will be a reality in the lives of 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds.
A Sober Voice in the Drinking Age DebateAlthough all 50 states ban drinking by persons under 21, technically there is no national drinking age.
Time to Rethink the Drinking Age It's been 20 years that America has had a minimum federal drinking age. The policy began to gain momentum in the early 1980s, when the increasingly influential Mothers Against Drunk Driving added the federal minimum drinking age to its legislative agenda.
Drinking Age Being raised, should we have one?The United States currently has the worlds highest drinking age, but this could all change thanks to new legislation in Thailand. This leads to the question, why do we have a drinking age? Should we get rid of it? I think so.
"We can't just target kids" -- Neo-dries want to take alcohol away from parents tooBoth political parties have a history of using kids as tools to control the actions of parents, the neo-dries want an alcohol free America. The best way to combat "under age drinking" is to lower the legal drinking age. Stop turning 18 to 21 year olds into criminals.
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