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

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You Can’t Do Both *

Apr 30th, 2006 | Filed by

It’s a sin to shag a sheep and then eat it.… Read the rest



Saudi Arabia Attempts Reform *

Apr 30th, 2006 | Filed by

If women start driving, it will lead to adultery and kidnap.… Read the rest



More on Euston *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

The most vulgar Eustonians are like an intellectual dad’s army. Hmm…… Read the rest



Court Decision Evicts Hirsi Ali From Safe House *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

Justice Minister Piet Donner is considering appealing the decision to the Supreme Court.… Read the rest



Julian Baggini on What ‘Being Religious’ Is *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

Atheists can have awe, reverence, gratitude and humility just as theists can.… Read the rest



Overselling Climate Change *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

Alarmism is bad strategy.… Read the rest



Jesus Christ! Cherie Blair in Wrong Frock Scandal *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

Wears white dress to meet pope, must think she is a queen.… Read the rest



Andrew Brown Interviews Raymond Tallis *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

GP, research scientist, professor of gerontology, literary critic, poet and philosopher.… Read the rest



Roger Scruton on Sigmund the Fraud *

Apr 29th, 2006 | Filed by

At every point where scientific method might impose its logic on the argument, Freud stepped sideways into metaphor.… Read the rest



Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Identity and Violence *

Apr 28th, 2006 | Filed by

‘Is Sen too much of an Enlightenment thinker to really be able to explain identity politics?’… Read the rest



What is God For? *

Apr 28th, 2006 | Filed by

Not morality, for a start.… Read the rest



Millfield High Cancels Creationist Lecture *

Apr 28th, 2006 | Filed by

Secular groups had criticised the lecture as an attempt to indoctrinate children.… Read the rest



Drivel About Astrology *

Apr 28th, 2006 | Filed by

It’s not a science, it’s simply a tool to better understand the ups and downs of blah blah blah.… Read the rest



Women Allowed into Football Matches in Iran *

Apr 27th, 2006 | Filed by

Last month security forces attacked dozens of female football fans who had bought tickets.… Read the rest



Sport and Politics in Iran *

Apr 27th, 2006 | Filed by

‘We consider this a victory for the women’s movement’ says Mahboubeh Abbass- Gholizadeh.… Read the rest



Scott McLemee at a Historians’ Convention *

Apr 27th, 2006 | Filed by

Scholars brainwashed into practicing disinterested, rigorous historical inquiry.… Read the rest



MCB Rips Up Anti-homophobia Plan *

Apr 27th, 2006 | Filed by

Bunglawala disavows policy advisor, reiterates ‘homosexual relationships are sinful in Islam.’… Read the rest



What the BNP and Respect Have in Common *

Apr 27th, 2006 | Filed by

Both make people’s wishes secondary to pseudoscientific abstractions such as race and historical forces.… Read the rest



Christian Discovery to Manifest Destiny *

Apr 26th, 2006 | Filed by

Jim Cornehls gives a brief history of US violence.… Read the rest



Daniel Finkelstein on Euston Manifesto *

Apr 26th, 2006 | Filed by

Principles may draw on the great history of the Left, but they are not its present or its future.… Read the rest