Only in Washington D.C. would a record of failure and extreme recklessness translate to a 40 percent raise, especially as our nation hurtles toward a fiscal impasse and potential default. But that is precisely the request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its chair, Lina Khan.
Much like the Department of Transportation under Pete Buttigieg, Khan has turned an otherwise innocuous agency into a lightning rod for controversy. Most Americans would be hard-pressed to name past FTC chairs, and for good reason. Until recently, the agency had a reputation of working to uphold the laws established by Congress in a bipartisan fashion rather than impose its own political agenda. With a mandate of preventing unfair methods of competition, it was hardly headline-grabbing stuff.
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