Jesus did not have a baby with that woman! He did walk on water and rise from the dead though.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
What Would Jesus Smell Like? 
Mar 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You can’t see him or touch him, but light a candle and you can smell him.… Read the rest
Harvard Faculty Vote No Confidence in Summers
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cite management style and that terrible thing he said about women.… Read the rest
Repeated Apologies Fail to Calm Harvard Tempers
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He said women are stupid, he’s got to go.… Read the rest
Faculty ‘Regrets’ Summers’ Tactless Remarks
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Saying women can’t count is simply the final straw.… Read the rest
‘The Whore Lived Like a German’
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Six ‘honour’ killings of women in Berlin in four months.… Read the rest
‘Honour’ Killings Shock Berlin
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ozcan Mutlu, Berlin city councillor, complained German authorities ignore the practice.… Read the rest
Turkey Campaigns to Educate Women
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When not beating them up in demonstrations, that is.… Read the rest
Outrage at Murder of Hatun Surucu
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This tragedy has shaken us awake,’ says Eren Unsal from Association of Secular Turks. … Read the rest
It’s Not Easy to Invent Nationalism
Mar 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What is it to be English? And is group identity a good thing anyway?… Read the rest
Tyranny of Majority Visits Supreme Court
Mar 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The prevalence of a belief has nothing to do with its veracity.… Read the rest
Appeal to Save the Life of Nozad Ismail
Mar 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sign the appeal.… Read the rest
How the Monster Arrives
Mar 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The more that’s done to jolt memories about the genocide, the better. … Read the rest
Religious Right Using its Power to Push ID
Mar 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
First Amendment, respect for beliefs, persecution by liberal establishment.… Read the rest
What Did Adam Smith Really Say?
Mar 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The distortions of Smith’s views have conquered popular discourse. … Read the rest
Peter Singer on Euthanasia of Newborns
Mar 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US infant mortality is 6.63 per 1,000 live births, in the Netherlands it’s 5.11.… Read the rest
Christian Group Seeks Judicial Review of BBC
Mar 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christian Institute says JSTO broke Human Rights Act by discriminating against Christians.… Read the rest
Lacan, Zizek, the Real, the Imaginary
Mar 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Symbolic, and a movie with psychoanalytic cartoons.… Read the rest
A Skeptical Look at Social Constructivism
Mar 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Social constructivism does not follow from fallibilism alone or even from anti-foundationalism. … Read the rest
Take That, Hipster Doofus Professor!
Mar 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scott McLemee on edutainmant and its discontents.… Read the rest
