Trillion-dollar notes; 80% unemployment; cholera. Tsvangirai appeals for release of Mukoko.… 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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
CPJ Concerned About Zimbabwean Photojournalist 
Jan 18th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anderson Shadreck Manyere was denied bail despite allegations that he was tortured in police detention.… Read the rest
Israel Disqualifies Two Arab Parties from Elections
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Regulations prohibit parties that oppose ‘the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish, democratic state.’… Read the rest
Wendy Kaminer Does Not Love Rick Warren
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Warren is like a benevolent deity, who loves us all, despite our sins and failings.… Read the rest
Hunger and Genetically Modified Organisms
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A scientist and an MP clashed over whether Kenya should adopt GM crops to counter the rising food shortage.… Read the rest
Another Protest About the Atheist Bus Campaign
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It just gets funnier.… Read the rest
Andrew Brown Scolds the Atheists Again
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christian ‘fire and brimstone’ messages on buses are fine, atheist ‘don’t worry’ is so very tiresome.… Read the rest
Women Flee the Taliban in NWFP
Jan 17th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The bullet-riddled body sent a message: ‘un-Islamic vices’ will not be tolerated.… Read the rest
Somali Politician Executed for ‘Apostasy’
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Islamist militia accused him of betraying his religion by working with non-Muslim Ethiopian forces. … Read the rest
Driver Refuses to Drive Bus With ‘No God’ Sign
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His first reaction was shock horror.… Read the rest
CFI London: Weird Science January 17
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ben Goldacre, Richard Wiseman, Chris French and Stephen Law.… Read the rest
Is it Wrong to Notice When AIDS Denialists Die?
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Especially AIDS denialists who go to South Africa to promote denialism there?… Read the rest
Acid-scarred Afghan Girls Return to School
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The people who did this to me don’t want women to be educated. They want us to be stupid things.’… Read the rest
Sri Lankan Journalist Expected His Own Murder
Jan 16th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lasantha Wickrematunge wrote a column in anticipation of his murder, warning of the threat to democracy.… Read the rest
Johann Hari Talks to David Irving
Jan 15th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Irving says the expected things, with the expected mix of banality and foulness.… Read the rest
Steven Pinker and the Personal Genome Project
Jan 15th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A global effort to examine genetic and environmental predictors of medical, physical and behavioral traits. … Read the rest
Stupid Man Says: Our Grandmothers Married at 10
Jan 15th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The mufti said a good upbringing will make a girl capable of carrying out her duties as a wife.’… Read the rest
NHS Behind the Headlines on Autism Screening
Jan 15th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is unclear whether identifying children at greater risk of autism would benefit the child or the parents.… Read the rest
How Dumb Can One Company Be?
Jan 15th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ben Goldacre finds out, and tells us.… Read the rest
Riazat Butt Urges Expanding Compassion
Jan 14th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
From Gaza to other parts of the ummah, like Darfur, and for that matter, to non-Muslims too.… Read the rest
