And then there were three. The Republicans’ sole commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Christine Wilson, has announced her resignation, leaving just a trio of Democrat commissioners at the U.S.’s top antitrust agency—the other Trump appointee, Noah Phillips, quit in the fall to spend more time with the private sector. The manner of Wilson’s departure could have significant implications for Big Tech.
For those who don’t spend their time tracking the evolution of American antitrust law—You have a life! Go you!—the field is in the throes of one of its periodic revolutions.
