Call it death by disclosure.

After nearly 30 years in which prescription drug ads have become a fixture on television, the Trump administration is attempting a crafty maneuver to largely rid the airwaves of these promotions.

To what extent the gambit will work is uncertain. But the effort revives an important debate that I think is worth having.

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