Separately, it is disappointing this thread was flagged. Krauss is a theoretical physicist (formerly at ASU) and I thought the article was a good one notwithstanding its appearance in the WSJ opinion section. Its relevance to science and society is appropriate for HN. (Edited for factual error.)
If you don't believe me, ask the journalists who work there, who pled with then to stop trading off their hard won reputation for accuracy with their lies:
Still ... Krauss is himself a bit of a bomb thrower, and when he went shopping for a place to hit at scientists, the WSJ was happy to have him.