The novel joins a dark central current that eroticizes children relentlessly and wishes it hadn’t.… 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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Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize in Economics 
Oct 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thinks readers may have more tolerance when he’s being boring, but will not think he’s infallible.… Read the rest
John Lewis: McCain is Sowing Seeds of Hatred
Oct 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lewis’s comments follow widely reported outbursts of anger against Obama at McCain campaign events. … Read the rest
Riots in Acre
Oct 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Peres said ‘there are several religions in Israel, there is only one law and one police.’… Read the rest
Andrew Brown on Libraries
Oct 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Under the pretence of abolishing elitism, you actually entrench it in the cruellest way.… Read the rest
Times Higher on Academic Blogging
Oct 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many philosophers seem quite happy to post early drafts of their research papers online.… Read the rest
Are You Right-on Enough to Teach Here?
Oct 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Which of your achievements in the area of equity for (____) gives you the most satisfaction?… Read the rest
Monbiot on Wilson on Booker on Asbestos
Oct 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Since 2002, [Booker] has published 38 articles on this topic, and every one of them is wrong.’… Read the rest
Steven Poole on ‘Don’t Get Fooled Again’
Oct 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The author hopes to give us the tools to avoid being fooled by ‘pseudo-news’ and pseudo-experts.… Read the rest
Tom Clark on ‘Misrepresenting Naturalism’
Oct 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Naturalism is perfectly supportive of moral responsibility, human flourishing and an open, democratic society.… Read the rest
Christians, Buddhist ‘Offended’ by Cartoon
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cartoon seen as mockery of Pentecostals. (And Palin, and McCain, and God.)… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Solve the Problem of Evil
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Free will; appreciation; character formation; mystery. My shout.… Read the rest
Stephen Law’s ‘The God Delusion’ Book Club
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dawkins marshals empirical work on the evolutionary roots of morality to defend godless morality.… Read the rest
Anthony Appiah at Philosophy Bites
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One on experiments in ethics, another on cosmopolitanism.… Read the rest
Responses to Sam Fleischacker’s Series
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The alternative to ethnic nationalism is civic nationalism and a regime of equal rights for all citizens.’… Read the rest
Maclean’s Wins ‘Hate Speech’ Case
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
BC rights tribunal dismissed the case as did Ontario and Canadian HRC.… Read the rest
Religion v Science Round 4,857
Oct 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Strident secularists, fanatical fundamentalists, Dawkins, Beattie, Reiss, Baggini, etc.… Read the rest
Sarah Palin and Conservative ‘Feminism’
Oct 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Feminists are being challenged by national organizations that are antifeminist but claim to represent women’s interests. … Read the rest
Malalai Joya Receives Human Rights Award
Oct 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She publicly denounces war criminals, stands up for women’s rights, campaigns on behalf of rape victims.… Read the rest
Lead Prosecutor on Ayers and Obama
Oct 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Amazed and outraged that Obama is being linked to Ayers’s actions; pleased that Ayers is a good citizen.… Read the rest
