So much for the FTC’s trustbusting agenda

US trade regulator, the FTC, has allowed Amazon’s acquisition of MGM to proceed without so much as a whimper of dissent.
This is not the kind thing we were led to expect when the slayer of monopolies Lina Khan was appointed Federal Trade Commission boss a year ago. In fact, she arrived with the reputation of feeling especially antagonistic towards Amazon, having previously written at length about how something needs to be done to curb the company’s power.
So when Amazon announced its