When Did The United States Get So Damn Uptight?

rss@dailykos.com (Mark E Andersen), Daily Kos
Sun, 05/29/2016 - 11:20am

Last week my 16-year-old son and I were talking about my exploits as a teenager. My son said, “Dad, things were so less uptight when you were a kid. What happened?” My initial response to him was: “Ronald Reagan.” Since then, I have given this a lot of thought. And while I do stand by my original answer of Ronald Reagan, there is actually so much more to it. The reason I start with Reagan is because while he was president, the legal drinking age was raised from 18 to 21.

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