Readers sometimes ask why we pay so much attention to regulatory agencies, and there are two answers. One is that someone in the press has to do it, and the other is because the administrative state is where most of the abuse in government is these days. See nearby for an example at the Federal Communications Commission, but another is what we’ve been reporting about the Federal Trade Commission under the unrestrained Chair Lina Khan . Republicans in the House are now shining a light on Ms. Khan, and there seem to be few limits on her agency’s willingness to use its power against those she dislikes.

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