Documentary Exposes Rise of the Unaccountable Fourth Branch of Government, Rule by Experts

Documentary Exposes Rise of the Unaccountable Fourth Branch of Government, Rule by Experts
Then National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks in Washington on Nov. 22, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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A new documentary film attempting to throw light on the rise of government power wielded by unelected experts–known today as the fourth branch of government or the administrative state—launched online on Jan. 27.

This unaccountable administrative state, which is reined in at the margins by the courts from time to time, is why laws today largely come from administrative agencies, not from elected lawmakers responsible to voters, the documentary argues.