Leah Nylen

That's one way to put it.

That's one way to put it.

That's one way to put it.

There are some threads that make sense, right? Republicans, particularly the libertarian strain of Republicans, are very opposed to big government because they say the government can get so big and it can force you to do things and impinge on freedom. Andrew Ferguson was giving some really interesting remarks about the problem with consolidation. Tell people who Andrew Ferguson is.

There are some threads that make sense, right? Republicans, particularly the libertarian strain of Republicans, are very opposed to big government because they say the government can get so big and it can force you to do things and impinge on freedom. Andrew Ferguson was giving some really interesting remarks about the problem with consolidation. Tell people who Andrew Ferguson is.

There are some threads that make sense, right? Republicans, particularly the libertarian strain of Republicans, are very opposed to big government because they say the government can get so big and it can force you to do things and impinge on freedom. Andrew Ferguson was giving some really interesting remarks about the problem with consolidation. Tell people who Andrew Ferguson is.

What's his background?

What's his background?

What's his background?

Andrew Ferguson is a Republican commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. Donald Trump has picked him to be the chair. He joined the commission actually only earlier this year after working as a solicitor general for Virginia for a couple of years. He brought a bunch of lawsuits against Biden administration policies that Republicans were particularly opposed to.

Andrew Ferguson is a Republican commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. Donald Trump has picked him to be the chair. He joined the commission actually only earlier this year after working as a solicitor general for Virginia for a couple of years. He brought a bunch of lawsuits against Biden administration policies that Republicans were particularly opposed to.

Andrew Ferguson is a Republican commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. Donald Trump has picked him to be the chair. He joined the commission actually only earlier this year after working as a solicitor general for Virginia for a couple of years. He brought a bunch of lawsuits against Biden administration policies that Republicans were particularly opposed to.

Before that, he worked in Congress for Mitch McConnell, and he was very involved in the confirmation of some of the Supreme Court justices, including Amy Coney Barrett. He has lots of connections on Capitol Hill and among the sort of like new Republican set, but also to some of like the old guard. He was a Clarence Thomas clerk early in his career.

Before that, he worked in Congress for Mitch McConnell, and he was very involved in the confirmation of some of the Supreme Court justices, including Amy Coney Barrett. He has lots of connections on Capitol Hill and among the sort of like new Republican set, but also to some of like the old guard. He was a Clarence Thomas clerk early in his career.

Before that, he worked in Congress for Mitch McConnell, and he was very involved in the confirmation of some of the Supreme Court justices, including Amy Coney Barrett. He has lots of connections on Capitol Hill and among the sort of like new Republican set, but also to some of like the old guard. He was a Clarence Thomas clerk early in his career.

And so he's like a dyed in the wool Federalist Society member.

And so he's like a dyed in the wool Federalist Society member.

And so he's like a dyed in the wool Federalist Society member.

Yes. He was making the connection that when you have a very consolidated industry, it's really easy for the government to go to those companies and and sort of push them to make choices that the government wants. He used the word collusion for it's easy for the government to collude with big business to sort of disfavor particular viewpoints, etc.

Yes. He was making the connection that when you have a very consolidated industry, it's really easy for the government to go to those companies and and sort of push them to make choices that the government wants. He used the word collusion for it's easy for the government to collude with big business to sort of disfavor particular viewpoints, etc.