Lone moderate in US administration some see as hawkish and unilateralist.… 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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Iris Chang Commits Suicide 
Nov 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Author of The Rape of Nanking created awareness and controversy.… Read the rest
The Fundamentalist El Niño
Nov 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Evangelicals have taken advantage of religion’s immunity from criticism.… Read the rest
Rohan Jayasekera Answers His Critics
Nov 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sort of.… Read the rest
Livingstone Under Investigation over al-Qaradawi
Nov 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Invitation to al-Qaradawi not popular with women, gays, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, some Muslims, non-bombers – most people.… Read the rest
Blogger Threatened for ‘Insults’ to Allah
Nov 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Allah not threatened for insults to blogger.… Read the rest
Michael Fitzpatrick Reviews Richard Horton
Nov 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lancet editor’s new book on MMR panic doesn’t explain why he published Wakefield’s flawed research.… Read the rest
Kristallnacht March in Oslo Forbids ‘Jewish Symbols’
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Commemoration ended without a single representative from Norway’s Jews.… Read the rest
Arundhati Roy Defends Views on Iraqi ‘Resistance’
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Several critics said Roy’s views on Iraq should have disqualified her.’… Read the rest
Arundhati Roy Speaks to Australia
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Why should people allow a novelist to influence their political views?’… Read the rest
‘Slaughterhouses’ Found in Fallujah
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Iraqi troops have found houses where hostages were held and killed by the ‘resistance’.… Read the rest
Oxford Wins Extension to Animal Rights Injunction
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Order grants ‘no harassment’ zone around all its buildings in the city. … Read the rest
Court Rules Vlaams Blok Party is Racist
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Belgium’s highest court has ruled Flemish far-right Vlaams Blok is racist. … Read the rest
Calls For End to Violence at van Gogh Funeral
Nov 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anger, hatred, sorrow, fear, remorse, all mix it up in aftermath of murder.… Read the rest
Elaine Showalter on Tom Wolfe’s New Novel
Nov 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not a satiric view of the university but a leering exposé of undergraduate sexual behaviour.… Read the rest
Does Affirmative Action Hurt Black Law Students?
Nov 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Study suggests some counter-productive effects; critics respond.… Read the rest
Leon de Winter on Theo van Gogh
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In multicultural utopia, the Dutch believed radical Muslims and libertarians could co-exist peacefully.… Read the rest
Access Without Quotas for Universities
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The goal is equality of opportunity.… Read the rest
The Nation Reviews Books on Islam
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And has reservations about atheism.… Read the rest
Dutch Muslim School Damaged in Explosion
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Latest attack against Muslim institutions since murder of Theo van Gogh.… Read the rest
