Squeaky wheels
<Don't necessarily agree the crackpots run the show, but we come close to agreement that in all cases it is the extremist that get the most notice, make the best headlines, and unfortunately paint all the rest with the same brush.
Unfortunately in modern politics, both national and academic, it's often the guys who get the most notice and make the best headlines that often wind up making the laws and rules the rest of us have to live under. Regardless of how rational they are. Which is how they end up running the show.