Summary: Sometimes, is the “nanny state” necessary?
In South Africa, several people believe so. The country is facing rapid increases in death due to alcoholism, especially among the youth. The government and people there have been thinking of and implementing every solution they can think of, save one.
Summary: In the communications industry, there are many different theories and practices one can cling onto. There are those who went through vigorous and not-so-vigorous colleges and universities to attain a degree. Others received formal training while on the job. And others still may have just fallen into the trade simply because what they were previously doing translated well.
We have been in several discussions about the difference between academia and professional people in the marketing and advertising world.
Summary: “Primum non nocere.”
The above phrase is Latin, meaning “first, do no harm.” The phrase is most popular in the world of physicians, for they take the Hippocratic Oath, which also has a phrase that is very similar. Physicians abide by the oath when they must consider when an intervention might do more harm than good.
