Response to quotas for backward castes in education reveals unattractive features of Indian society.… 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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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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Does Marx Still Matter? 
Jun 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Independent asks Hobsbawm and others.… Read the rest
Bunting Leaves Guardian for Demos
Jun 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘She is a serious, independent and provocative thinker,’ says chair of Demos trustees.… Read the rest
Hussaini Begum Deported
Jun 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She fled India after she was raped and forced into an arranged marriage.… Read the rest
Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Book on Dalit Phobia
Jun 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In our discourse on caste, Dalits’ marginality and exclusion does not get the attention it deserves.… Read the rest
Jean Drèze on Feminist Reading of Sen
Jun 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nussbaum points out that ‘gender justice cannot be successfully pursued without limiting male freedom.’… Read the rest
Multiculturalism as Ethnic Division of Labor
Jun 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Even multiculturalism’s defenders often have little clue of what it really is, or does.’… Read the rest
Jackie Ashley Talks to Melanie Phillips
Jun 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Very carefully.… Read the rest
Family Court and Secrecy
Jun 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
False convictions are a problem – but so are false acquittals.… Read the rest
Sunny Hundal on Betrayal of Asian Women
Jun 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We need a few high-profile cases of Asian parents being put in prison to make [forced marriage] a social stigma.’… Read the rest
MMR is Back
Jun 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Newspaper scare stories rely on unpublished research, so informed debate is impossible.… Read the rest
Only Certain Science Stories Get Media Coverage
Jun 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scares about mercury fillings get headlines; follow-up research suggesting they are safe is ignored. … Read the rest
US Depends on Imported Talent for Science
Jun 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Might be a good idea to educate some homegrown scientists.… Read the rest
CofE: Homosexuality is at Odds With the Bible
Jun 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Faith’ schools demand exemption from equality laws in order to keep teaching that homosexuality is a sin. … Read the rest
Tories Want More History Taught
Jun 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Good idea but silly reasons.… Read the rest
Schools Too Girly, Says Guy
Jun 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Focus too much on organisation and attentiveness, not enough on explosions.… Read the rest
Scott McLemee Ponders Wikipedia
Jun 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Accuracy, reliability, accountability matter.… Read the rest
Column on Gay Marriage Leads to Dismissal
Jun 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This isn’t Brigham Young Seminary,’ says BYU alumnus.… Read the rest
Charles Larmore on Jerrold Siegel on the Self
Jun 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not enough Montaigne, no GH Mead, no Habermas; but still a useful book.… Read the rest
Philosopher Rattles Cage of Abortion Opponents
Jun 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Luc Bovens of LSE argues that rhythm method may increase risk of early embryonic death.… Read the rest
