The new Commission is in its first week, and it is impossible to tell whether it will choose to pursue initiatives along these modest, narrow lines. It may well fall for the temptation of grandiose overreach again. Wouldn’t be the first time...

Stan Veuger is a resident scholar at AEI. His academic research focuses on political economy and applied microeconomics. Follow him on Twitter: @stanveuger.

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