Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The Biden administration didn't merely increase the FTC's funding: in choosing Khan ...
The Biden administration didn't merely increase the FTC's funding: in choosing Khan to helm the organization, they brought onboard a skilled *technician*, who was both well-versed in the extensive but unused powers of the agency *and* determined to use them:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/18/administrative-competence/#i-know-stuffBut Khan's didn't just rely on technical chops and resources to begin the de-olicharchification of the US economy: she built a three-legged stool, whose third leg is *narrative*.
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