Secretary of the Jacob J. Lew said: “Going forward, we cannot be afraid to ask tough questions, with an open mind and without preconceived judgments.” That requires that “we must remain vigilant as emerging threats appear on the horizon.” He reassured us that “we have made tough choices, and very significant progress toward reforming our financial system.”

This is not the stuff of persuasion. Simply asserting that the financial system becomes safer as regulators complete Dodd-Frank rules does not make it so. To those who don’t think those rules go far enough, the administration offers little. More important, the claim frames the issue in a discouragingly limited fashion.  Too Big to Fail Simply Too Big