This week, the Periphery talks to Bill Kovacic, former Chair of the FTC, about the woman who currently occupies that role--FTC Chair Lina Khan. How did a relatively obscure law student writing about Amazon rise to lead one of the most important antitrust enforcement agencies in the U.S.? And what does her movement reveal about the power of movement-building in a digital age and the future of the tech industry? We discuss the recent and historic successes of the Neo-Brandeisian Movement and the political obstacles it may face going forward. And, of course, we return to the heart of the matter: why is bigness bad?

Join us for Part 2 of our series on antitrust in the digital age, where we assess the significance of the youngest FTC Chair in the agency's history. It turns out that her personal story of risk and accomplishment says a lot about the value of fair competition for society itself.

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