Legitimacy of the Administrative State

I really dug this conclusion in one of Frank Pasquale's articles today, A Majority of a Third of a Majority Running EPA:

This is one reason why the legitimacy of the administrative state rests not only on political "accountability moments," but on scientific expertise and legal regularity. To the extent these latter two ideals are abandoned, there is little point to giving the executive the expansive powers it's grown accustomed to.

Concurring Opinions is a great read, particularly Daniel Solove's occasional posts on privacy and Frank Pasquale's frequent, thought-provoking posts on just about everything under the sun.