“CODA,” which gained the Academy Award for Greatest Image final week, is a triumph for a lot of causes. One is that Hollywood acknowledged the devastating impact of extreme authorities regulation on American households.

“CODA” is a drama concerning the deaf neighborhood, the perseverance of a loving household, and the influence of a instructor. It additionally portrays how an overzealous regulatory state can destroy one in every of America’s oldest industries, New England fisheries.