On the West Bank and Gaza gays face imprisonment and torture.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
New SAT Question Relies on False Dichotomies 
Jun 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Best strategy is to accept facile premise then try to sell it.… Read the rest
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Has Conveyed Her Message
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
There are atrocities performed in the name of culture and religion.… Read the rest
Hay Highlights
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hitchens everywhere, Raymond Tallis, Simon Singh, Timothy Garton Ash.… Read the rest
Hitchens Brothers Go At It
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Peter talks bollocks about religion, Christopher doesn’t.… Read the rest
Catholic Church Urges Magic on Students
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Asks them to wear wristbands calling on dead pope John Paul II to help with exams. … Read the rest
Yank Tourists Asking Stupid Questions in Abbey
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Information sheets correct factual errors in DaVinci Code.… Read the rest
LFIQ Invites Hitchens and Galloway to Debate
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hitchens has accepted Labour Friends of Iraq’s offer, Galloway is considering.… Read the rest
Respect and Communalism
May 31st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jane Ashworth reports on the Bethnal Green and Bow election.… Read the rest
Where Are All Those Conservative Anthropologists?
May 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If there aren’t enough conservative scholars, how can Horowitz’ plan work?… Read the rest
Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry [audio]
May 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A discussion of blasphemy at the Hay festival.… Read the rest
David Lodge on John Carey
May 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can aesthetic judgments be grounded? No. Then what?… Read the rest
Legislation or Judicial Ruling?
May 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Left debates whether to go for majority opinion or constitutional protection.… Read the rest
Quebec Rejects Sharia Court
May 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Quebec legislature voted unanimously against allowing sharia to be used in the legal system.… Read the rest
Review of Simon Blackburn on Truth
May 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Equips reader to expose weaknesses in arguments of both Ratzinger and Rorty.… Read the rest
UCLA Conference on Political Hinduism
May 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To find out how Hindutva and Hindu militancy affect Hinduism in practice.… Read the rest
Terry Eagleton Reviews Russell Jacoby
May 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jacoby wants utopian thought that ‘pines for the future but does not map it out.’… Read the rest
Clive James Reads John Bayley, Takes Many Notes
May 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Either this will be a 40,000-word review, or there will have to be a winnowing.… Read the rest
Creationism: God’s Gift to the Ignorant
May 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit anti-scientific agenda bad habit of fundamentalist authors. … Read the rest
Someone Has Finally Noticed
May 28th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hitchens is one of the best literary and cultural critics around.… Read the rest
