Brad Sherman: “We are in an ideological contest with China and others who are trying to make the world safe for authoritarianism.”

The fact is that we do need guidance to be published from the SEC.

TikTok has come to mind. It's a national security issue. It's also an economic issue and one of fairness.

Can I be assured that you are getting more input from Americans than Europeans in writing these rules?

As a private citizen who has been the subject of SEC enforcement—and as someone with an outspoken personal vendetta against the agency and its mission—Mr. Musk's involvement in any decisions regarding the future of the agency is highly…