Human rights activists accuse government of trying to avoid bad publicity. … 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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Victim Locked Up While Rapists Walk Free 
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This tactic of silencing the awkward truth is nothing new.’… Read the rest
Foucault and the Ayatollah
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Foucault’s search for an alternative that was absolutely other to liberal democracy. … Read the rest
Excerpt from Foucault and the Iranian Revolution
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘By “Islamic government,” nobody in Iran means a political regime in which the clerics would have a role of supervision or control.’… Read the rest
Tulsa Zoo Forced to Post Creationist Signs
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Zoo employees, others said religion shouldn’t be part of scientific institution.… Read the rest
Enraged at Mary Warnock
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…born and bred to bully people, in Jane Austen’s immortal words, into peace and prosperity.’… Read the rest
A Goldfish, Mistaking Repetition for Novelty
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ignorance denies people the chance to enjoy some good stuff – as it always has.… Read the rest
Women Protest Sex Discrimination in Iran
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tired of promises of improved status that are forgotten after election.… Read the rest
Iranian Women Defy Police Whips
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women have voting rights but suffer discrimination in legal matters.… Read the rest
Dilettante Sociology Instead of Drawing I
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Art education has gone all theory and identity and no skill.… Read the rest
Arguing Over Austen
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anti-Jacobin, feminist, pro-slave trade, anti-romantic?… Read the rest
Gordon Wood Reviews Gary Nash
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Strawmen and misinterpretations in Nash’s history from below.… Read the rest
On the Asymmetry of Creation and Appreciation
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lilacs, biographies, Scarlatti: can we appreciate them enough?… Read the rest
Subtle, Elegant, Witty, Erudite Review
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not a hint of overkill or intemperate rage anywhere. Impressive.… Read the rest
Lisa Appignanesi on Simone de Beauvoir
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Bogart and Bacall of existentialism?… Read the rest
Katha Pollitt on Brooklyn Prof Godless Shocker
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Brooklyn College is a public, secular institution, not a Bible college.… Read the rest
Blake Morrison Reviews John Carey
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He ‘takes the side of the little man against the big shots.’ Hmmm.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini Interviews John Carey
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The arts can make our lives richer but can’t make us better people.… Read the rest
The ‘Dutch-Muslim Culture War’
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tensions between feminists and male lefties who…don’t get it.… Read the rest
Blame Beethoven
Jun 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Beethoven turned to narcissistic focus on composer’s own tortured soul.… Read the rest
