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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All Four Suspects Reported to Be in Custody *

Jul 29th, 2005 | Filed by

Following armed raids in London and Rome. … Read the rest



Aatish Taseer Interviews ‘A British Jihadist’ *

Jul 29th, 2005 | Filed by

A few have rallied under a banner which brings an intense sense of grievance.… Read the rest



Part Two of Aatish Taseer’s Interview *

Jul 29th, 2005 | Filed by

‘Until an Islamic government makes treaties with these people, the world, for me, is an enemy.’… Read the rest



Death Threats From ‘Pro-life’ Groups *

Jul 29th, 2005 | Filed by

Peter Singer on the lack of radical critique of the status quo in the US.… Read the rest



Three People Talking About Philosophy [audio] *

Jul 28th, 2005 | Filed by

Talking about arguments for God mostly.… Read the rest



A New Dictatorship in Iraq? *

Jul 28th, 2005 | Filed by

Of mullahs over women.… Read the rest



Subjugation of Women Not On in UK *

Jul 28th, 2005 | Filed by

Maybe ‘alienation’ comes from challenge to traditional feelings of male superiority.… Read the rest



Loonies Move to S. Carolina in ‘Christian Exodus’ *

Jul 27th, 2005 | Filed by

Hope to establish ‘Biblical’ state. Even Bob Jones staff think they’re a bit much.… Read the rest



Liberal Academic Plays Golf Shock *

Jul 27th, 2005 | Filed by

And there are others. No names, but that queer theorist, that Marxist analysis guy…… Read the rest



The Power of Ideas – Especially Bad Ones *

Jul 27th, 2005 | Filed by

The power of an ideology that is not social, economic, ethnic, nationalist, or political.… Read the rest



Foucault and Laing and the Asylum *

Jul 27th, 2005 | Filed by

Unfortunate consequences.… Read the rest



The Netherlands After Bouyeri Conviction *

Jul 27th, 2005 | Filed by

Van Gogh murder has made people afraid to speak.… Read the rest



Time to Stop Polite Tiptoeing Around Religion *

Jul 26th, 2005 | Filed by

Why are reason and enlightenment of less value than dogma and delusion?… Read the rest



Women’s Rights in Iraq Under Threat *

Jul 26th, 2005 | Filed by

Religious groups seek to write Islam into the new constitution.… Read the rest



Bouyeri Given Life Sentence *

Jul 26th, 2005 | Filed by

Van Gogh murderer had said he would do it again if given the chance.… Read the rest



The Coerciveness of ‘Family Values’ *

Jul 26th, 2005 | Filed by

Be like us or else.… Read the rest



Born-again Atheist Recommends RE *

Jul 26th, 2005 | Filed by

Secular humanists have many reasons to be delighted at popularity of religious studies.… Read the rest



Mona Eltahawy is Out of Patience *

Jul 25th, 2005 | Filed by

‘It is at least in some way bigoted to think that Muslims can only react violently.’… Read the rest



Tariq Ramadan Says the Young are the Future *

Jul 25th, 2005 | Filed by

‘The young will have an enormous impact on the future.’ Very true.… Read the rest



The World Summit on Evolution *

Jul 25th, 2005 | Filed by

Science’s greatest strength: learning from disagreement.… Read the rest