Free energy! More comes out than goes in! If your meters aren’t working, that is.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
The Home Office on Hate Crime 
Nov 11th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lots of hate crime, lots of perps, lots of new laws, lots of ways to report, lots of support, lots of everything.… Read the rest
Danish Satirical Website Upset Catholics
Nov 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says John Paul was not faultless.… Read the rest
MCB Head Speaks Up
Nov 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Stoning is a metaphor for disapproval. Who knew?… Read the rest
Scientists Are Cold Reductionist Killjoys
Nov 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘People are attracted to people who are attracted to them.’ Ow, that’s cold.… Read the rest
Report on Cold Reductionist Killjoy Research
Nov 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But science journalists are notorious for oversimplifying the science…… Read the rest
Delaram Ali Faces Prison and a Flogging
Nov 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She joined a protest last year calling for greater legal rights for Iranian women.… Read the rest
Over 700 PP Members Arrested Overnight
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Five people in Karachi charged with sedition for protesting the emergency. … Read the rest
Four Charged With ‘Treason’ in Pakistan
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So it’s ‘treason’ to oppose a military coup. Funny.… Read the rest
Steven Pinker’s The Stuff of Thought
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Spanish-speakers with Tourette’s blurt out ‘hostia’ – communion wafer.… Read the rest
Bush Maneuver Packed Civil Rights Panel
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Appointed two Republicans who then registered as Independents.… Read the rest
What Happens When Females are Worthless
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
People resort to medical technology to do away with the girl child at the foetal stage. … Read the rest
Lancet Study Finds Chiropractice Has no Effect
Nov 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Results showed no difference in recovery times and in all cases symptoms lasted for about nine days.… Read the rest
Priests Fret at Lower Alcohol Limit for Drivers
Nov 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s the Mass you see. The wine isn’t wine, it’s blood, but it still makes you drunk.… Read the rest
Noah Feldman on Cosmopolitanism [pdf]
Nov 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can we make legal demands on people with whom we are not joined in a political association?… Read the rest
Richard Norman on the Complications of Faith
Nov 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A mistaken argument is still an argument, still an appeal to reason and evidence.… Read the rest
Catholic School Drops Terrence Higgins Trust
Nov 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘London Oratory school will always want to work with organisations whose practices support Christian values.’… Read the rest
HRCP on the Emergency in Pakistan
Nov 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Asma Jahangir and others in Human Rights Commission send messages.… Read the rest
Women: Either too Girly or too Butch
Nov 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Yale researcher found that angry men gain stature, but angry women are seen as being out of control.… Read the rest
Afghanistan Mourns Bomb Victims
Nov 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
MPs, children and teachers were among those killed.… Read the rest
