State schools are required to ‘worship’ every day.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Is ‘Little Red Book’ Story a Hoax? 
Dec 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Librarians commenting on this article are skeptical.… Read the rest
UMass Dartmouth Library Statement
Dec 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Library has not been visited by agents seeking information about borrowing patterns of patrons.… Read the rest
A University Librarian Wonders
Dec 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Short of a court order or National Security Letter, libraries would never report on a student’s reading habits. … Read the rest
New Rousseau Biography
Dec 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Passionate eloquence about cardiology.… Read the rest
Wal-Mart Fined for Refusing Workers Lunch Breaks
Dec 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Plans to appeal.… Read the rest
Put Jesus Back in Xmas Sales
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fanatics give the impression they would be pleased if a depiction of JC were used to sell cars.… Read the rest
Are There Serious Doubts About ‘Darwinism’?
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No.… Read the rest
Simon Critchley on Derrida
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His reading of certain philosophers completely transformed our understanding of their work.… Read the rest
Richard Shusterman on a Philosophe Impolitique
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bourdieu has shown he can mobilize trade unions and social movements, not just graduate seminars.… Read the rest
Literary Canon Posher Than Literary Spreadsheet
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Canon debates are really over the economy of prestige within academic institutions.… Read the rest
Interview With Arthur Danto
Dec 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The impulse to make art is as powerful as it’s ever been.… Read the rest
A Broad and Withering Opinion
Dec 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Judge cited ‘breathtaking inanity’ of board’s decision and board members’ ‘striking ignorance’ about ID.… Read the rest
New Biography of Hannah Arendt
Dec 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Laure Adler says Arendt was blind about the Holocaust. Hmm.… Read the rest
Eisenhower Meets Said Ramadan
Dec 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Islam was seen as a barrier to the spread of Marxist ideology among the masses.… Read the rest
Literacy Problem
Dec 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The issue is the declining ability to learn: the inability of students to assimilate information.… Read the rest
‘There are Some Problems Here’
Dec 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Average literacy of college educated Americans declined significantly from 1992 to 2003.… Read the rest
Judge Rules Against ‘Intelligent Design’
Dec 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says several school board members repeatedly lied to cover their motives.… Read the rest
Unseen Power Theory Ruled Out
Dec 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Now Pat Robertson will be really cross.… Read the rest
Celebrations at Panda’s Thumb
Dec 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hooray hooray hooray.… Read the rest
