Inexplicably, he still assumes he is a moral authority.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Therapists want to be free to…whatever 
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fox, henhouse.… Read the rest
Psychotherapists must address failure of self-regulation
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thousands of psychotherapists are considering adopting new titles to avoid government regulation.… Read the rest
More impressive eloquence from George Pitcher
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“I’ve had a right ear-bashing from Nicky’s press office in the past for describing his atheism as ‘numbskull’.” … Read the rest
MEMRI on Iran’s enforcement of hijab
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“Sister, sister, the reward for wearing the hijab is Paradise,” “Violating the Islamic dress code leads to the spread of corruption.”… Read the rest
Michael Totten talks to Paul Berman
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Flight of the Intellectuals begins and ends with Tariq Ramadan, who has been glorifed by the people who talk trash about Ayaan Hirsi Ali.… Read the rest
George Rekers resigns in wake of rent boy fuss
May 12th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dan Savage suggests that the term “whatever floats your boat” be changed to “whatever lifts your luggage”.… Read the rest
The new war between science and religion
May 12th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This one pits those who argue that science and religion are compatible worldviews against those who think they are not.… Read the rest
Rick Ungar on Palin’s ignorance of history
May 12th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The truth is that nowhere in the United States Constitution can you find the word “God”.… Read the rest
Lars Vilks attacked during free speech lecture
May 12th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Uppsala police say about 20 people tried to attack Vilks. He was shoved into a wall, but is unhurt. … Read the rest
Kenan Malik reviews What Darwin Got Wrong
May 11th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ironically, it is Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini who confuse artificial and natural selection.… Read the rest
Theory was no hoax
May 11th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It was intended as the most imperialist of cognitive campaigns, having designs on all the disciplines.… Read the rest
NHS survey asks: how cool was Hitler?
May 11th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dude, he was wicked cool.… Read the rest
The right to have rights
May 11th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A major fundamentalist strategy globally is blaming social problems on a “decline in morality” or the “disintegration of the family.”… Read the rest
Sam Harris has been reading the Ryan report
May 11th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And considering the ludicrous ideology that made the church’s abuse of children possible.… Read the rest
Cultural attitudes drive HIV infections in Africa
May 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because a man buys a wife from her father for cows or cash, he “owns” her. If she refuses sex or insists on a condom, he may beat her.… Read the rest
And pigs may have wings
May 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“Pope’s visit to Portgual may shed light on Third Secret of Fatima.”… Read the rest
Texas’s creationist dentist
May 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Don McLeroy’s views would matter little were he not chairman of the Texas State Board of Education.… Read the rest
Ireland: no secularism in education
May 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The credibility of all churches were damaged by the Ryan and Murphy reports, therefore…um…… Read the rest
Sholto Byrnes regrets the loss of Evan Harris
May 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Harris has not trimmed and tacked to the centre-right as New Labour did.… Read the rest
