Stephen Dubner

And the Trump administration has been moving quickly to undo or wipe out any number of Biden administration policies. But not those merger guidelines. They are being retained and embraced by the Trump administration. Here's how one former Biden administration official put it to me. It's like being in your house when a tornado comes and wipes out everybody's house except for yours.

And the Trump administration has been moving quickly to undo or wipe out any number of Biden administration policies. But not those merger guidelines. They are being retained and embraced by the Trump administration. Here's how one former Biden administration official put it to me. It's like being in your house when a tornado comes and wipes out everybody's house except for yours.

You might call this the Lena Kahn paradox. And how does Kahn herself feel about this paradox? Based on the conversation you are about to hear, I would put it this way. When it comes to antitrust policy, Kahn doesn't care who gets it done as long as it gets done.

You might call this the Lena Kahn paradox. And how does Kahn herself feel about this paradox? Based on the conversation you are about to hear, I would put it this way. When it comes to antitrust policy, Kahn doesn't care who gets it done as long as it gets done.

You might call this the Lena Kahn paradox. And how does Kahn herself feel about this paradox? Based on the conversation you are about to hear, I would put it this way. When it comes to antitrust policy, Kahn doesn't care who gets it done as long as it gets done.

Today on Freakonomics Radio, we review Lena Kahn's FTC track record.

Today on Freakonomics Radio, we review Lena Kahn's FTC track record.

Today on Freakonomics Radio, we review Lena Kahn's FTC track record.

And we talk about how to do good work in a world where bad behavior is often rewarded.

And we talk about how to do good work in a world where bad behavior is often rewarded.

And we talk about how to do good work in a world where bad behavior is often rewarded.

Reality, facts and more with former FTC chair Lina Khan, starting now.

Reality, facts and more with former FTC chair Lina Khan, starting now.

Reality, facts and more with former FTC chair Lina Khan, starting now.

It's fun to say that, I would imagine, yes? Yeah.

It's fun to say that, I would imagine, yes? Yeah.

It's fun to say that, I would imagine, yes? Yeah.

Can you just give us in a nutshell how you got here, there, in such a relatively short time?

Can you just give us in a nutshell how you got here, there, in such a relatively short time?

Can you just give us in a nutshell how you got here, there, in such a relatively short time?