Opinion: Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Drink

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 13 April 2011 11:40 AM

There’s an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning arguing for the return of a 18-year-old drinking age. Law professor Glenn Reynolds says Republicans would be smart to correct this “Reagan-era mistake,” which he contends would help amend their perennial status as “fuddy-duddies” in the eyes of the youth vote. Reynolds writes: “Along with joining the military, 18-year-olds can vote, marry, sign contracts, and even take on a crippling lifetime burden of student loan debt in pursuit of an education that may never land them a job.”

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