Anyone who says a democratic country should have a unified legal system is called anti-Muslim.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Ricky Gervais Does Socratic Dialogue With Self 
Jul 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘He didn’t get his philosophy degree for nothing.’… Read the rest
Galloway Says He Was Right to Blame Blair
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Heckled in Commons, rapturously welcomed at SWP conference.… Read the rest
Guardian Readers Unadmiring of Ali’s Analysis
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A classic confusion of cause and consequence.… Read the rest
Hitchens on Unappeasable Grievances
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unveiled women, the heresy of democracy, homosexuals, music, art, Jews, Hinduism…… Read the rest
Trotting Out the Same Tired – What?
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘the bloody trail of blame leads straight to 10 Downing Street.’… Read the rest
Amir Taheri: This Enemy Does Want Something
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To take full control of your lives, dictate every move you make, and if you resist, kill you.… Read the rest
Johann Hari: a Civil War Within Islam
Jul 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Between democratic Muslims and fundamentalists who want to enslave or kill them. … Read the rest
At Least Fifty Confirmed Dead in Bombings
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
About 4.5 kilograms of explosive for each blast.… Read the rest
Chilean Court Strips Pinochet of Immunity
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Accused of involvement in abduction and killing of political prisoners.… Read the rest
Theologians Interested in Foucault
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Especially in US, which is more ‘open’ to religion.… Read the rest
Judith Butler One of Most Important People in World
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Academic superstar.… Read the rest
Jargon Not a Monopoly of Theorists
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jargon, wordiness and evasiveness in business-speak: the Obscurity Trap.… Read the rest
Wisdom from Tariq Ali
Jul 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Londoners have ‘paid the price for the re-election of Blair.’… Read the rest
Reporters’ Log
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
BBC reporters with updates around London.… Read the rest
Group Claims Responsibility for Attacks
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The Secret Organisation of al-Qaida in Europe’ makes statement on website.… Read the rest
Death Toll Rises to 37
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Don’t let the frighteners win, Blair says.… Read the rest
Crops Fail Across Southern Africa
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The World Food Programme cites erratic weather, problems with fertiliser and seeds.… Read the rest
London Under Attack
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Arab sources claiming Al-Qaeda are responsible.… Read the rest
Explosions at London Underground Stations, Bus
Jul 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Aldgate East-Liverpool Street; Russell Square-King’s Cross; Edgware Road; Tavistock Square.… Read the rest
