Watching the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) first publicly broadcast meeting in over two decades was a lot like witnessing a runaway train with no intentions of slowing down.
That was by design. New Chair Lina Khan, less than one full month on the job, was unabashed in enacting her agenda. The items on the docket were announced one week prior; deliberations among commissioners were not allowed; 45-day comment periods were not sought. A meeting praised by Democratic commissioners as being an open forum included time for public comments, but only after all the rulings had been made.
