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Mar 2025
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625. The Biden Policy That Trump Hasn’t ...

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Lina Khan, the youngest F.T.C. chair in history, reset U.S. antitrust policy by thwarting mega-mergers and other monopolistic behavior. This earned her enemies in some places, and big fans in others — including the Trump administration. Stephen Dubner speaks with Khan about her tactics, her track record, and her future.

 

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    • Lina Khan, former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and professor of law at Columbia Law School.

 

 

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