An interesting discussion on the violence inherent in political correctness.
As noted there, when someone tells you how moral and upright they are, hold on to your wallet, and watch your back.
We saw Atlas Shrugged last night, and the Mouches of the world are classic examples.
[Update a while later]
Link was bad before, fixed now.
Your link is to an article in Nature about too many Ph.Ds and doctorate programs. Perhaps you meant to link to this article instead.
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised
for the good of its victims may be the most
oppressive. It may be better to live under robber
barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The
robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his
cupidity may at some point be satiated; but
those who torment us for our own good, will torment
us without end, for they do so with the approval
of their own conscience.” ~ C.S. Lewis
Incidentally, the character’s name was Wesley Mouch. It’s a variant of mooch.