Shockingly, one University of California – Berkeley student is
opposing the Berkeley City Council’s big government response to
a wave of binge-drinking hospitalizations that occurred during
the campus “Welcome Week”.  Maximilian Pitner says that instead
of spending money to enforce underage drinking laws, a more
European approach offers a better solution:  Rather, the
solution to our generation’s unhealthy relationship with alcohol
must come from the home. Parents must come to terms with the
fact that their children are likely to drink while they are at
college. Instead of continuously fighting against this natural
tendency, parents need to adequately prepare their children for
the world ahead and have a more open attitude about alcohol.
Making a behavior taboo almost always ends up strengthening the
behavior’s appeal. The same is true for banning alcohol. I am
not advocating for parents to give their children alcoholic
beverages (although in small amounts, this may well be a good
strategy for increasing exp