There are, of course, many obvious reasons to be wary of «herd thinking» and mistaken consensus, especially when mistaken policies might be the result. (tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com)
Says Lessig: «It would be fantastic if Britain took the lead in this obvious compromise to an obviously mistaken policy.» (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
In his book Fukuyama also describes a process of government decay where the effectiveness of a bureaucracy can be lessened by mistaken policies and by powerful interest groups — see Fukuyama page 464. (slaw.ca)