The New York Times obit.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
An Epistemologically Instructive Experience 
Apr 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Suave and sinuous prose now preening and overelaborate; fearless cheekiness now truculent bravado.… Read the rest
More Scary Doesn’t Mean More Likely
Apr 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When that supervolcano erupts we’ll be at the mercy of bullies with melanomas.… Read the rest
Papa Boys Whoop it up at Rome Bash
Apr 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The new religion of celebrity worship at work.… Read the rest
Quebec Government: Sharia Out of the Question
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
`Door is closed and will remain closed,’ justice minister says.… Read the rest
Malaria, DDT, Africa, the Environment
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is DDT the best way to prevent malaria? … Read the rest
Roger Kimball on ‘On Bullshit’
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bullshitter as performance artist, keener to make an impression than tell the truth.… Read the rest
Lynn Margulis on Ernst Mayr
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An appreciation of Harvard’s visionary of modern evolutionary synthesis.… Read the rest
Andrea Dworkin 1946-2005
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Feminist activist and writer.… Read the rest
Victim of Bullying Sues Posh School
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A school tradition for boys to hit with cricket stumps, billiard cues, belts.… Read the rest
Postal Voting Makes Intimidation Easier
Apr 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Particularly of women by men, Nick Cohen points out.… Read the rest
Time to Get Really Scared
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When a Senator excuses murderous violence against judges as understandable reaction to their decisions.… Read the rest
Legislator and Philosopher Discuss Florida Bill
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Dogmatic’ professors who don’t want to teach ID…… Read the rest
Toynbee Nails Papal Funeral Travesty
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘With its ban on condoms the church has caused the death of millions.’… Read the rest
Anti-Japanese Protests Spread to South China
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Japan’s disputes with China and South Korea rooted in differences over the past.… Read the rest
Many Chinese Say Textbooks Whitewash Occupation
Apr 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nanjing massacre of 250,000 called ‘incident.’… Read the rest
History Protests at Japanese Embassy in Beijing
Apr 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Japan approved school books which China says gloss over Japanese atrocities. … Read the rest
New History Textbook Prompts Rock-throwing
Apr 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Truth in history does matter then…?… Read the rest
Japan Urged Calm in Book Protest
Apr 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ambassador said patriotic education in China may have caused some anti-Japanese feelings.… Read the rest
What One Thing Should Everyone Learn About Science?
Apr 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Uncertainty, natural selection, responsibility instead of prayer.… Read the rest
