It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law—Thomas Hobbes

In Questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual— Galileo Galilei

Regulatory Decisions and Public Policy 

Making sound decisions about regulation calls for an understanding of the problem it is intended to solve. Legitimate policy must be based on recognized institutions and experts. Regulatory changes demand methodologically sound science and evidence-based facts arrived at through rigorous peer review and professional oversight. The science must be reliable and unbiased. Legitimate policy must be based on legitimate institutions and expert authority grounded in wisdom. Authoritative opinion needs to be assembled with facts and best available evidence guided by science and critical reasoning to best solve a particular problem and benefit the greater good.

If the information regulatory agencies rely on to make regulatory decisions and public policy is unreliable then bad…