We have to unpick exactly what was objectionable in what he said and what was acceptable debate.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Jesus and Mo Discuss Abortion 
Oct 23rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Easy for them.… Read the rest
Review of Robert Richardson’s William James
Oct 23rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
James’s modernity is too often lost in the fog of intellectual mannerisms that ‘read’ as late-Victorian.… Read the rest
Religious Right Seeks To Muscle GOP
Oct 23rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This may be the biggest collection of theocrats in one room since the Salem Witch Trials.’… Read the rest
Funding for Creationism Dropped from Bill
Oct 23rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
More than 30 educational, scientific and religious groups joined forces to oppose the provision.… Read the rest
Public Executions in Iran: Dominance via Fear
Oct 22nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Almost all the executions have been public hangings. Videos of the process are then broadcast over the Net.… Read the rest
Prisoners’ Rights Activist Imprisoned
Oct 22nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Emadeddin Baghi was charged with ‘propaganda against the Islamic Republic.’… Read the rest
Nigel Warburton Interviews Tim Crane
Oct 22nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How the mind relates to the body: how could a piece of soft tissue think and feel?… Read the rest
Anthony Kenny on his History of Philosophy
Oct 22nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some interesting insights into the figures that have shaped the subject ranging from Plato to Derrida.… Read the rest
Bettina Aptheker’s Memoir and Memory
Oct 22nd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It raises questions about ‘recovered memory’ and how to evaluate it.… Read the rest
Archbish Wants Women to Agonize More
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They treat their bodies as their own; it’s an outrage.… Read the rest
Atheism in America
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Atheism may have made its way into the public discourse but it remains verboten in our politics.… Read the rest
Religious Marriage Settlement Not Binding
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The more you can make the whole concept secular, the better off you’re going to be in a civil court.’… Read the rest
Anthony McIntyre on Maryam Namazie
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is this idea of political Islam as a voice for the oppressed and voiceless which annoys her most.… Read the rest
Mina Ahadi is Secularist of the Year
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Undeterred by the inevitable death threats, Mina has pressed on, determined as ever to protect women from the ravages of Islam.… Read the rest
Seyla Benhabib on Mosque and State
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On some very deep level, there is more symbolic religious politics in the US than anywhere else in the world.… Read the rest
Atheism in Australia
Oct 21st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Phillip Adams, Pamela Bone, David Nicholls, Tamas Pataki, Emily Maguire do without a deity.… Read the rest
Manager of Somali Radio Station Murdered
Oct 20th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Last month government troops fired on the station and ordered it to stop broadcasting.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Make Up
Oct 20th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The barmaid shows them the way.… Read the rest
Bhutto Refuses to Submit
Oct 20th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We are prepared to risk our lives, but we are not prepared to surrender our great nation to the militants.’… Read the rest
