‘Amnesty has a middle-class, Western, complacent, white image’ says Irene Khan.… 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.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Jesus, is This News? 
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Abysmal US news media ignore real news to do all Jesus all the time.… Read the rest
Interview With Michael Ruse
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The US has not taken the Enlightenment seriously.… Read the rest
Kansas Bans All Theories From Classroom
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Theories never certain, while Bible is, because Bible says so, so there, smarty.… Read the rest
Kant Predicted Extrasolar Planets
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Now NASA has direct evidence of their existence.… Read the rest
Mugabe Regime Attacks Its Own Citizens
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Homes, market stalls, food, woodcarvings smashed, people left to freeze.… Read the rest
Hitchens Determined to Fight Disgraceful Cringe
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s everywhere once you notice it.… Read the rest
Moves to Make Scientific Research Public
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The number of open access journals is increasing by the week.… Read the rest
Dementia of Contemporary Conservative Thinking
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hitler, Mill, Lenin, Dewey, Friedan, Darwin, Nader all in the mix.… Read the rest
Graduate Student Blog Goes Flamey
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scab, no-show, tokenism, racism, bad faith, postmodern wanker.… Read the rest
Ricoeur, Metaphors, Mailer, Nietzsche, Sinclair
Jun 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And how entire rooms disappear under piles of books and papers.… Read the rest
What Science, What Europe?
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mots d’ordre are made not to induce thinking and debating but to produce agreement.… Read the rest
What is Science For?
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Simon Singh, Colin Berry, Philip Ball and Tracey Brown offer thoughts.… Read the rest
Muslim Women’s Group in Malaysia Has Clout
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Sisters in Islam’ letters to newspapers have caused changes in laws.… Read the rest
Gary Taylor on James Shapiro’s Shakespeare
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Shapiro connects areas of scholarship usually kept separate.’… Read the rest
The Uses of Divisive Partisanship
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is not a virtue to escape thorny questions and postpone larger ones. … Read the rest
Women Driving Leads to Evil
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They could leave home whenever they like and go wherever they want to. … Read the rest
Philosophy Companion and Future Reviewed
Jun 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Economist calls Nietzsche and Freud
‘unfashionable.’… Read the rest
‘Witchcraft’ Abuse Case May be One of Many
Jun 4th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Four London charities told BBC News this was not an isolated case. … Read the rest
‘Exorcisms are part of our culture’
Jun 4th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Members of communities which practice exorcism say it is not necessarily harmful. … Read the rest
