Freedom is a concept that needs thinking about, but Lakoff is not the ideal thinker for the job.… 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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On Ann Coulter on Evolution 
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A detailed look at what she gets wrong. Strap in, there’s a lot of that.… Read the rest
Hey is God Still Dead? [audio]
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Peter Atkins and Keith Ward discuss on Today.… Read the rest
The Community Must Communicate to the Community
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Blair cannot go into the community, but the community can go into the community and commune with it.… Read the rest
Pope Pitches Yet Another Fit About Gay Marriage
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On account of how it will destroy the family.… Read the rest
The Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“While the pain was convulsing me the woman there said, ‘Stop crying, your case is still tolerable’.”… Read the rest
Ya Think?
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘In many respects the phrase “Muslim community” is itself misleading.’… Read the rest
Dalits Face Caste Discrimination in UK
Jul 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dalit Solidarity Network publishes a new report.… Read the rest
Anathema for Stem Cell Researchers
Jul 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vatican says scientists who carry out embryonic stem cell research will be excommunicated.… Read the rest
BBC on Witchcraft in Zimbabwe
Jul 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Incoherent article seems to imply that witchcraft works.… Read the rest
Inayat Bunglawala on Darwin and God
Jul 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Advises against a Galileo moment for Islam.… Read the rest
Carlin Romano on Richard Hofstadter
Jul 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His books show that America’s history not only can but must be rewritten by each generation.… Read the rest
9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Jul 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What happens when science tries to function in a fringe crusade?… Read the rest
‘Evidence-based Prejudice’ Can Save Time
Jul 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If one claim is false, there is no need to demolish all the others.… Read the rest
Blogs are not Science. Who Knew?
Jul 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Despite the growing popularity of blogs’ scientists don’t consider them reliable sources. … Read the rest
I Want My God Helmet and I Want it Now
Jul 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You really can try this at home.… Read the rest
Journalism as ‘Treason’
Jul 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Conservatism waging jihad against the very existence of disinterested arbiters of public discourse.… Read the rest
Dutch Government Resigns Over Hirsi Ali Case
Jul 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The D-66 party objected to Verdonk’s handling of the issue, and walked out.… Read the rest
Cass Sunstein on Court’s Stunning Decision
Jul 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Plurality said that Hamdan’s proposed trial violated Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions.… Read the rest
Spiegel Looks at Hamdan Ruling
Jul 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Supreme Court insists on rights accorded by the US legal system and by the Geneva Convention.… Read the rest
