Hey, it’s Josh. As a general rule, new appointments to the Federal Trade Commission don’t attract much attention. But the Senate confirmation Tuesday of Lina Khan—and the subsequent announcement that she’d be
The FTC will be led by the perhaps the single person most closely associated with an aggressive approach to antitrust policy. For some, it was a cause for jubilation; for others, dread.
Khan’s elevation signals a sea change in tech’s relationship with the U.S. government. As a candidate, Joe Biden didn’t excite opponents of Big Tech power. And his administration’s recent lack of ...