Why is the drinking age so high in the US?

Only seven countries have drinking ages as high as the United States, which begs the question: Why is ours so high? America's History with Alcohol. 1176- 1919: No national drinking age. Prior to Prohibition, the drinking age varied from state-to-state with most states not enforcing a drinking age at all. read more

But in the 1960s and 1970s, we had a rash of drunk driving fatalities caused by drunk teenagers. There were really two remedies -- raise the drinking age, or raise the driving age. I think they made the right choice. In any event, the result was conclusive -- after the US raised the drinking age to 21, drunk driving deaths plummeted. read more

The arguments for keeping such an absurdly high drinking age have almost no basis. It's time to reconsider why 21 is the USA's drinking age. read more