‘Texe Marrs outlines the eight pillars, or foundations, of the Zionist elite conspiracy to undermine the US.’… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Armistice Day in the War on Brains 
Nov 9th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
American voters have just picked a president who is an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual.… Read the rest
Child ‘Witches’ in Nigeria
Nov 8th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unbearable to read.… Read the rest
‘Faith-based’ Groups Fret About Future
Nov 8th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Obama said he would not allow religious groups to get federal funding if they discriminate in hiring. … Read the rest
Charles Hates Secularism and Science
Nov 8th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Faith — any faith — is important in the crusade against the rising tide of secular materialism and scientific reductionism, both of which he detests.’… Read the rest
Prop 8 Won and Religious Bigots Smell Victory
Nov 8th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Godbotherers want to prevent Obama from expanding the rights of gays and lesbians.… Read the rest
Ireland: Priests Abused Children in Bulk
Nov 8th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The horrendous scale of clerical paedophilia in the Dublin archdiocese since 1940.… Read the rest
Gene Robinson on Obama and Secularism
Nov 7th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We don’t impose our religious values on the secular state because God said so.’… Read the rest
Michael Walzer: Charisma Will Not be Enough
Nov 7th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In these potentially ‘transformational’ moments, ginger groups on the left can make a difference.… Read the rest
Catholic Church in Ireland Opposes Gay Rights
Nov 7th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cardinal said ‘marriage and the family are of public interest,’ so it is appropriate for the Church to meddle.… Read the rest
Goldacre and Colquhoun Investigate Quack Degrees
Nov 7th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This latest batch of course notes from TVU sound more like religious evangelism than science. … Read the rest
Nutritional Fairy Tales from Thames Valley University
Nov 7th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
TVU is one of those shameful institutions that offer Bachelor of Science degrees in homeopathy.… Read the rest
Hitchens and Rabbi Wolpe Debate Religion
Nov 6th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is it good for the world?… Read the rest
Denmark May Boycott Durban II
Nov 6th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unless OIC removes proposal to equate criticism of religion with racism, Denmark will not attend.… Read the rest
John McWhorter Says Skip the Glum Thoughts
Nov 6th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Our job as serious people is to always contest. We must always Speak Truth to Power.’… Read the rest
Alan Wolfe on an End to the Culture War
Nov 6th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The culture war was a replay of earlier conflicts between black and white. … Read the rest
Full Text of Obama’s Grant Park Speech
Nov 5th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.… Read the rest
Prop 8 Passes in California
Nov 5th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But Washington state voted to allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill people. … Read the rest
U.S. Airstrike Reported to Hit Afghan Wedding
Nov 5th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Afghan officials said the strike killed 40 civilians and wounded 28 others in Kandahar Province. … Read the rest
International Reaction to Obama
Nov 5th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
America’s choice of such a skillful straddler of global identities cannot help but transform the nation’s image.… Read the rest
