The “Bootleggers and Baptists” are at it again.

No, this time it’s not about pious reformers shutting down the corner liquor store on Sunday, thereby creating odd alliances between social puritans and sellers of illegal booze. This time, the regulatory target is small-box retail stores, such as Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, and other conveniently located stores that give people in out-of-the-way places and neighborhoods easier access to low-cost groceries and other consumer goods.