Northwestern University is a public university.
Nanny state is a conservative term of British origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice .. British. British English. personal choice. free will. The term `` nanny state '' likens government to the role that a nanny has in child rearing .. nanny. nanny. An early usage of the term comes from Conservative British MP Iain Macleod who referred to `` what I like to call the nanny state '' in the December 3 , 1965 edition of The Spectator .. British. British English. nanny. nanny. Conservative. Conservative Party ( UK ). Member of Parliament. Iain Macleod. Iain Macleod. The Spectator. The Spectator