Trump’s war on the FTC is his latest gift to billionaires

Last week, President Donald Trump fired more people as part of his ongoing quest to prevent the government from doing the basic work of governing. This time, his targets were the two remaining Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whose “continued service” Trump declared to be “inconsistent” with his agenda. 

Their terminations, along with the resignation of FTC Chair Lina Khan earlier this year, mean that three of the Commission’s five seats are...