The Administrative State, Inside Out

Abstract: In the United States, are administrative agencies illegitimate? Many people think regulatory agencies overstep their authority—and in some ways, they might be right. But an understanding of the actual operation of the administrative state, seen from the inside, makes it exceedingly difficult to object to “an unelected fourth branch of government.” Such an understanding casts a new light on some large and abstract objections from the standpoint of democracy, liberty, and welfare. 

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The Administrative State, I... by Hoover Institution