Let My Teenager Drink (washingtonpost.com)

T.R. Reid laments the prohibitionism which pervades the issue of teen-age drinking and parental authority. Most of the world would be absoulutely astounded to learn that it is a crime in this country for a father to go into a restaurant with his 19 or 20 year old son (or daughter) and buy him glass of beer. These are people who are considered adults by state law but who are denied the legal rights of adults concerning the use of alcohol.