Success? Bonus. Failure? Bonus. Wreck the world economy? Bonus. … 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Fundamentalist Exams on a Par With A-levels 
Aug 1st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Material taught includes ‘the Loch Ness monster helps to disprove evolution.’… Read the rest
Pope Tony Launches UK Tour
Aug 1st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Will begin in Durham then process South.… Read the rest
Joan Smith Reviews ‘Does God Hate Women?’
Jul 31st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The authors demolish any amount of modern cant.’ Ah, music.… Read the rest
On Communication: a Philosophical Dialogue
Jul 31st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Shut up he explained.… Read the rest
Tageszeitung Talks to Activist Alham Abrahimnejad
Jul 31st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When women stand up in public and say they want the same rights as men, it is a major protest.… Read the rest
John Gray the Apocalypticist Dreamer
Jul 31st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is Gray rebuking Garton Ash for repudiating the term ‘Enlightenment fundamentalist’?… Read the rest
John Gray Makes a Huge Concession
Jul 31st, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Although they are often intolerant, today’s evangelists for secular humanism do not preach or practise violence.’… Read the rest
Texas: Board of Ed Wants More ‘Faith’ in History
Jul 30th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Appoints conservative non-historians who want to emphasize the bible and drop Thurgood Marshall.… Read the rest
Texas Curriculum Debate Marred by Ideologues
Jul 30th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The board appointed a family-values activist and a minister who specializes in ‘Christian heritage.’… Read the rest
Former Doctor Helped Pay for Trip to Dignitas
Jul 30th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Arrest me,’ says Michael Irwin to police. Poll shows 3/4 of Britons want assisted suicide made legal.… Read the rest
‘Atheist’ Camp Will Disappoint Children
Jul 30th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because most people aren’t rational. So children should go to Irrationality Camp?… Read the rest
The Rise of Atheist Stand-up
Jul 30th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
All share an intellectual approach to the world and to comedy itself.… Read the rest
Adam Hochschild: Rape of the Congo
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Almost all the warring factions have used rape as a calculated method of sowing terror.… Read the rest
Letters Reply to Sam Harris on Francis Collins
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Science reaches beyond itself to undervalue mythic insight’ etc etc.… Read the rest
Sleeping Bags and Critical Thinking
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The camp insists that when it comes to God, it is not telling the children what to think but how to think. … Read the rest
Unartistic America Reviewed
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To improve art literacy in America, neorealists should pretend to respect crap that could be painted by a 5-year-old.… Read the rest
Scientists Protest Lack of Evolution Teaching
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Say the new science curriculum for English primary schools should include teaching on natural selection. … Read the rest
Khartoum: Lubna Hussein Trousers Trial
Jul 29th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lubna Hussein was among 13 women arrested by Sudan’s public order police for wearing trousers.… Read the rest
Court Backs Gujarat Riot Probe
Jul 28th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Court rejected a bid to delay the probe into the role of the chief minister in communal riots in 2002.… Read the rest
