Lower the drinking age to 18 and let the kids drink. This is the sentiment of many colleges around the United States, who think that binge drinking will curtail if we de-criminalize drinking. Forbidden fruit does have its place and some teens just won't wait until 21 to tap the keg. Pump, tip, pump, tip...there it is - but scrape the foam off.

MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving - has another agenda. Keep the age 21 and discourage driving after the inebriation pursues. They have a great point, but drunk driving isn't as big an issue in other parts of the world. Make the penalties more strict, raise the driving standard, and criminalize the drunking driving offense, not the age of the drinker and driver. An 18 year old with a Miller Chill or Blue Moon at home isn't bad...but one on the road - now that's homicide and suicide.