Lina Khan’s FTC Is Totally Outmatched Vs. Amazon

Thin resources, shaky case law, and a stable of lawyers switching sides set up an impossible battle.

Bill Kovacic ran the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2008 to 2009 and has been watching the agency’s landmark antitrust case against Amazon. Speaking frankly of its chances, he’s not bullish.  

“If Amazon were the only case, the FTC could staff it to match the other side punch for punch  — it's not the only case,” he told Ranjan Roy and me in a record…