On my local news last night they were talking about the drinking age. After more than 20 years the drinking age in the U.S. is being debated again. This time by a group of college presidents, including presidents at Whittier, Dartmouth, Duke and Johns Hopkins (plus the president at a small liberal arts college in my town). These college leaders have signed a petition to discuss lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. According to the petition, these college presidents believe the current drinking age of 21 forces kids to drink secretly (ala Prohibition) which is the cause of …read more