Students will have legal standing to sue teachers who use Socratic methods.… 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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Both Speculated, but They Were Chalk and Cheese 
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Einstein was a scientist and Freud considered himself one.… Read the rest
‘Authorized by Allah’ to Beat Students at Picnic
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Militias in Basra force women to wear hijab, close shops selling alcohol or music.… Read the rest
Woman Leads US Muslims to Prayer
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Challenge to second-class status greeted with refusals and threats.… Read the rest
Jeb Bush Considers Adopting Terri Schiavo
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
As courts continue to reject appeals, Florida governor talks of protective custody.… Read the rest
Dutch MPs Wilders, Hirsi Ali Live Like Prisoners
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They received death threats after criticising behaviour of militant Muslim immigrants. … Read the rest
Bill to Let Students Sue if Beliefs Are Dissed
Mar 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Florida legislators to decide what serves ‘legitimate pedagogical purpose.’… Read the rest
Bush Intervenes to Block Right to Die
Mar 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ends vacation early to strike a blow for minimal government.… Read the rest
Evangelical Populism Trumps Facts
Mar 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Milestone in the campaign for faith over fact and miracles over medicine.… Read the rest
Federal Judge Refuses Feeding-tube Request
Mar 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Since substantial likelihood of success is not there.… Read the rest
Judge Rules Against Feeding Tube
Mar 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She can breathe but not speak – or think, feel, or experience.… Read the rest
Pope Cited in Lawyer’s Argument
Mar 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Court has ordered her to disobey her church and even jeopardize her eternal soul.’… Read the rest
STWC Excludes Opponents of Iranian Regime
Mar 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Refugee group of Iranian marchers refused permission to speak from platform.… Read the rest
Dictionary of National Oops
Mar 19th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
New DNB has many mistakes, some quite basic.… Read the rest
Four Men in Pakistani Rape Case Re-arrested
Mar 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To be held until Supreme Court decides final appeal. … Read the rest
Pinter Makes Bad Career Decision
Mar 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Inexplicable winning of Wilfred Owen award for poetry not a good reason to give up day job.… Read the rest
Michael Holroyd Wins Biography Prize
Mar 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wrote biography of some geezer starring Emma Thompson.… Read the rest
Effort to Force Schiavo to Stay Alive Rejected
Mar 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Presumption in favour of a degrading life as an empty shell?… Read the rest
French Catholic Church Wins Injunction Against Ad
Mar 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Offend, sensitivity, intrusion, innermost beliefs, sacred things. … Read the rest
Is Altruism a Maladaptation?
Mar 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tooby, Trivers think yes, Gintis, Boyd, think no.… Read the rest
