The CALM Act went into effect at midnight last night, reminding us all what good that government is capable of doing when it puts its mind to it.

The CALM Act requires that the volume of television commercials be no louder than the average loudness of the television program during which they are run, and it allows the FCC to fine television stations that violate that rule. (If you see a commercial you think is too loud you can go to the FCC’s Complaint Webite to file a complaint.)

Previously, t...