There's only one choice for FTC chair, and she's already got the job

[Commentary] To his credit, President Donald Trump has appointed sitting Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Given all of the things on the FTC's plate, President Trump would be wise to make Ohlhausen's appointment permanent. Like her newly appointed counterpart, Chairman Ajit Pai at the Federal Communications Commission, Ohlhausen is one of those few public servants who truly is a "lawyer's lawyer," with a profound respect for the bounds of her agency's statutory mandate. Indeed, while often cast as a regulatory agency, the FTC is better described as a law-enforcement agency. And, given such great power, the FTC must wield it judiciously.

Like it or not, the issues facing the FTC are complex and need to be approached with analytical rigor and honesty. President Trump has already made an excellent pick with Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC. He should bookend the set by making Maureen Ohlhausen permanent chair of the FTC.

[Lawrence J. Spiwak is the President of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies.]