Banning Drug Ads: A Page from Europe’s Censorship Playbook

Spain’s left-wing government is moving to ban ads for gas-powered cars, short flights, and fossil fuels, the latest salvo in a decades-long effort on the part of leftist European governments to crack down on industries that don’t align with their political ideology.

Now some in Washington including progressive leader of “The Squad,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and socialist stalwart Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., want to follow their lead by banning prescription drug ads.

It’s the same playbook: silence entire industries under the guise of public health or consumer protection to advance a politically-motivated agenda.Let’s be honest: pharmaceutical ads are annoying.

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