In the Biden years, one of its ongoing obsessions is publishing screeds against Lina Khan, chair of the president’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The American Economic Liberties Project is currently tracking Journal articles that mention the FTC chair with a new tool called the “Wall Street Grumble.” These range from full-length attacks on Khan to sentence-long side-swipes. By AELP’s count, the Journal has published an attack on Lina Khan once every 11 days. The last time, he said, the target was Michael Pertschuk, the FTC chair under Jimmy Carter. “I think the crusade indicates that Lina Khan is effective, and corporate America doesn’t want that effectiveness to spread,” said Dayen.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 23, 2023 20:48 UTC