The desire not to be a lame duck of dead fish hasn’t quite satisfied Alaskans.… 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.
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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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Jonathan Derbyshire Profiles Amartya Sen 
Jul 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sen taught Labour that the first question to ask about equality and inequality was ‘equality of what?’… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Toast Ireland’s Blasphemy Law
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The more seriously we take our beliefs, the bigger fools we feel we are being called.… Read the rest
Possible ‘Honour’ Acid Attack in Leytonstone
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Victim reportedly suspected of having an affair with a married Muslim woman; she has been told her life is in danger.… Read the rest
Possible ‘Honour’ Killings of Four Women
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Montreal couple and son suspected of killing three daughters and husband’s first wife.… Read the rest
A Discussion of the Ethics of Book Reviewing
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Alain de Botton makes an energetic contribution.… Read the rest
Alabama Freethought Association Meets
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
AFA attracts people from communities where strong religious norms treat atheism as unthinkable and despicable.… Read the rest
Obama is a Furriner! From Hawaii!
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Everbody kno this and it is being cuvvered up by the libruls. It is a skandle!… Read the rest
To Serve God and Wal-Mart
Jul 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
New book chronicles Wal-Mart’s role in mainstreaming evangelical and free market values.… Read the rest
Malaysian Court Sentences Woman to Whipping
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She drank beer in a nightclub. Six strokes of the cane and a $1400 fine.… Read the rest
Islam, Women, Double Standards, the West
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The argument about chastity in Christianity and Islam is undermined by the difference in outcomes for women.… Read the rest
The Six Lives of Malalai Joya
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘is the responsibility of our own people to fight for their rights, to achieve values like democracy and women’s rights.’… Read the rest
150 Women to be Flogged for Having Sex
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The men are acquitted, because they say they didn’t do it.… Read the rest
Amnesty International Accuses Saudis of Torture
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
AI said said torture methods include ‘severe beatings with sticks, punching, suspension from the ceiling,’… Read the rest
Johann Hari on ‘Bruno’ and Missing the Point
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Baron Cohen is taking a prejudiced position to its logical conclusion, in order to expose its absurdity.… Read the rest
Steven Pinker to the Boston Globe
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Shame on you for publishing two creationist op-eds in two years from the Discovery Institute.… Read the rest
Jeffrey Shallit on Stephen Meyer’s Problem
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It has to do with telling the truth.… Read the rest
Steiner Schools and the Diversity Agenda
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Disagreement would not be allowed to frustrate the government’s plans to meet its intentions under the diversity agenda.’… Read the rest
Fairies at the Bottom of the Schoolyard
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A tour of Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophical Twilight Zone.… Read the rest
Greg Fish on Mooney and Kirshenbaum
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This is another case of picking on a minority rather than telling the truth.… Read the rest
