There are boundaries in advertising that should not be crossed. Absolut vodka crossed one, with miles of room to spare, when they concocted an ad for their consumers in Mexico. The ad shows a map of the United States and Mexico, with the international boundaries redrawn to make a large part of the southwestern U.S. … Continue reading Absolut vodka campaign in Mexico ‘clearly’ crosses the line
It’s hard to believe the widely recognized peace symbol is 50 years old today, but downright scary to think that the Vietnam war protests were 40 years ago. I was the right age to march in one of those protests, although our march emphasized support for the troops and the nation (“Color us red, white, … Continue reading Peace symbol once said to represent bomber
Citizens Against Government Waste has just released its 2008 Congressional Pig Book Summary, a breakdown of pork-barrel projects that made it through Congress last year. Some $17.2 billion in earmarks are broken down by state, lawmaker, and amount. It’s a quick, easy way to see how much pork your elected officials are grabbing, and how … Continue reading New Pig Book details earmarks approved in Washington
At last, a sensible approach to the health care crisis in the U.S. City Journal has posted an article, “Mandates Are Not the Answer,” by David Gratzer, a physician, and Paul Howard, a medical editor, who understand the fix we need is not as simple as the presidential candidates propose. Our health care system didn’t … Continue reading Beware playing games with our health care system
The pharmaceutical industry may not be “evil,” as some have suggested, but it is just as dedicated to profit-making as any other business, and consumers should never forget it. The drug Vytorin has hit the headlines today because a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows it is no more effective at … Continue reading Believe it: Vytorin is all about Big Pharma reaping profits
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