Justices voted 6-3; ruling could free other states to pass laws like Oregon’s.… 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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What’s on Philosophy Talk 
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Daniel Dennett on ‘Intelligent Design’ on January 17 and 19.… Read the rest
Hitchens on the Lord’s Resistance Army
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A rolling Jonestown.… Read the rest
Subtle Pressure to Assimilate to Dominant Norms
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bias toward assimilation is in tension with protection of civil rights.… Read the rest
Does Truth Matter in Memoirs?
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If memoirs are distinct from fiction, then the distinction should matter.… Read the rest
Why Do People Want to Present Fiction as Fact?
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The answer might be that truth sells.’… Read the rest
Morrissey ‘Understands’ Animal Rights Violence
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I understand why fur farmers and so-called laboratory scientists are repaid with violence.’… Read the rest
Chutzpah is the Word That Comes to Mind
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For appeals not to silence dissenting views from people who work to silence dissenting views.… Read the rest
Parents Sue School District Over ID Course
Jan 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Course approved despite science, math teachers’ testimony it would undermine science curriculum.… Read the rest
Nick Cohen on Weirdness
Jan 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Galloway’s Saddam-hugging was okay, but this Big Brother thing is just too much.… Read the rest
Pope Still Opposes Abortion and Gay Marriage
Jan 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ratzinger insists on Vatican’s reactionary views, in case anyone thought it had improved.… Read the rest
Streatham Eccentrics Attempt Coup in Pakistan
Jan 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Our leader Shahbaz Khan is Imam Mehdi’ said one, without a hint of irony, over a megaphone.… Read the rest
Jerusalem Conference on Levinas
Jan 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Levinas’ influence will be discussed and debated from France to Israel to Lithuania to China. … Read the rest
A Long List of Imams and Other Men
Jan 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The practice of homosexuality is regarded as being sinful in Islam.’… Read the rest
Police Not to Blame for Hajj Stampede
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Trying to stop massive crowds could have caused more deaths.… Read the rest
The Rapture of Waiting for the Mahdi
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is Ahmadinejad motivated by expectation of the final battle between good and evil?… Read the rest
Hecklers Cry ‘Torture Lite’ at Michael Ignatieff
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Canadians dislike his endorsement of interrogation techniques such as sleep deprivation.… Read the rest
John Gray Reviews Kwame Anthony Appiah
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘A welcome attempt to resurrect an older tradition of moral and political reflection.’… Read the rest
Michael Wallerstein Dies
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Known for his work on the redistribution of wealth and inequality in advanced democracies. … Read the rest
Interview With Paul Berman
Jan 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Decision to resist is no help in analyzing politically who are the true oppressors.… Read the rest
