Mocking Catholicism right out; saying rude things about Jews, that’s another matter.… 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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P. Charles Inaugurates Woolly Tent 
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Woven from the finest goat hair in Saudi Arabia; represents sacred geometric and astrological symbols.… Read the rest
BNP Thanks MP for Publicity
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The BNP put forward 13 candidates in Barking and Dagenham, winning 11 seats. … Read the rest
Thomas Nagel on Bernard Williams
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects.… Read the rest
More From Amartya Sen and Robert Kagan
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Violence is deliberately cultivated by the instigators of sectarian brutality.… Read the rest
Brixton Jail Toilets Face Away From Mecca
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Meaning crappers turn faces away, or bums away? Tricky stuff, theology.… Read the rest
Egypt to Appeal Court Ruling in Favor of Baha’is
May 5th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
MP says Baha’is are infidels who should be killed on the grounds that they had changed their religion.… Read the rest
Media Ignore Bush Signing Statements Issue
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because – it’s not important?… Read the rest
Radio Open Source on Signing Statements
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lawyers discuss.… Read the rest
Arrest of Iranian Philosopher Jahanbegloo
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His arrest was lamented at a gathering at the Association of Iranian Journalists on Wednesday.… Read the rest
HRW on Jahanbegloo Arrest
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
HRW spokesman Hadi Ghaemi said from the detention is a bad sign for academic freedoms in Iran.… Read the rest
Iranian Philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo Arrested
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He has written and edited more than a dozen books on philosophy and political science.… Read the rest
Amartya Sen and Robert Kagan Discuss
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Western parochialists and Islamic extremists argue for the primacy of religious identity.… Read the rest
Hitchens on Juan Cole
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘A minor nuisance on the fringes of the academic Muslim apologist community.’… Read the rest
Train Cars for Women: Protection or Segregation?
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rio de Janeiro joins Tokyo and Mexico City
by adding women-only cars to its trains and subways.… Read the rest
More Students Study Philosophy at A-level
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Philosophy is growing in popularity when the Government is calling for vocational education.… Read the rest
Conspiracy of Cultural Invasion and Dress Code
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Although persons who espouse these views are in the minority, their demands are regularly met.’… Read the rest
‘Wahhabism’ in the Balkans
May 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Speaking of a ‘Muslim community’ is as misleading in the Balkans as it is in Western Europe.… Read the rest
Jean-François Revel 1924-2006
May 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Without Marx or Jesus a best-seller but won almost universally hostile reviews from European critics. … Read the rest
Le Monde on Jean-François Revel
May 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Philosophe, journaliste, écrivain: une figure brillante et anticonformiste de la droite intellectuelle.… Read the rest
