Part of the Left has lost its political and moral compass.… 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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
On Vivian Gornick and the Pursuit of the Ideal 
Jun 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Ideas, dolly, ideas. Without them, life is nothing. With them, life is everything.’… Read the rest
Ethics of Amputation by Choice
Jun 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two Australian philosophers exploring the phenomenon of amputee wannabes.… Read the rest
Televangelist in Nigeria Furious at Tiny Payoff
Jun 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Promised miracles, expected 6 million people, got 1 million, had hissy fit.… Read the rest
Islamic Group Cross at Transvestite Beauty Contest
Jun 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leader worries Allah might send second tsunami to punish.… Read the rest
Review of Simon Blackburn on Truth
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy’ one example of misuse of ‘facts.’… Read the rest
Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy by Proxy
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Doctors who make up illnesses in order to draw attention to themselves.… Read the rest
Zimbabwe’s Secret Famine
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Aids, starvation, depopulation of cities sending tens of thousands to a silent death.… Read the rest
Meadow’s Odds on Double Cot Death ‘Not Right’
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mistake to assume each SIDS death is independent when calculating odds.… Read the rest
Supreme Court Ruling on Ten Commandments
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Barred in court, allowed in park at state Capitol.… Read the rest
Vote for Hume
Jun 27th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Despite failure to die young or smoke Gauloises, he’s Topp.… Read the rest
Sunil Khilnani Reviews Amartya Sen
Jun 26th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sen asserts his belief in what he calls the ‘sovereignty of reason.’… Read the rest
Ethics of Amputating Healthy Limbs
Jun 26th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two Australian philosophers say okay, surgeons say not okay.… Read the rest
The US as a Pool of Cheap Labour
Jun 26th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Millions of low-wage workers who have all but lost the right to organise.… Read the rest
Jesus College for Future Politicians
Jun 25th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who gloat that non-Christians ‘shall be confined in conscious torment for eternity.’… Read the rest
Entitled to Own Opinions But Not Own Facts
Jun 25th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Maura Moynihan disputes Ed Klein’s account of her father and his successor.… Read the rest
Pascal’s Birthday
Jun 25th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…apart from his religion he believes in so very little.’… Read the rest
Sartre’s Paradox of Freedom
Jun 25th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We’re not free to be not free.… Read the rest
Zimbabwe Demolitions in Pictures
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
UN estimates 200,000 Zimbabweans have been made homeless.… Read the rest
Africa Urged to Act
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
G8 ministers in London expressed strong concern about events in Zimbabwe.… Read the rest
