Procedural ruling leaves constitutional issue unresolved.… 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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Happy Bloomsday 
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Joyce once said Ulysses did not contain ‘one single serious line’ – and that’s why we like it.… Read the rest
Stuart Hampshire
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Guardian obituary, by Jane O’Grady. … Read the rest
Gendered Breathing?
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unintentionally comic examination of refreshing, provocative, frustrating Luce Irigaray.… Read the rest
Three Charged With Inciting Religious Hatred
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Human rights activists staged art exhibition that angered Russian Orthodox Church.… Read the rest
‘Religious Hate’ Trial Smacks of Bad Old Days
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Exhibition angered a mob ‘who unleashed a pogrom in the museum, vandalizing the artworks with paint sprayers.’… Read the rest
Bush Asks for Vatican’s Help
Jun 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wants it to ‘push American bishops to speak out more about political issues.’… Read the rest
The Discreet Cultishness of Leo Strauss
Jun 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Code words, exoteric and esoteric meanings, irony, you had to be there.… Read the rest
Snoop Dog is Talking to Foucault
Jun 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The convergence of two developments: expansion of US penal system and the rise of rap.… Read the rest
High Court Rules in Shabina Begum Case
Jun 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
School uniform not a violation of religious rights.… Read the rest
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Jun 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To assess life in this cosmos, it helps to understand it.… Read the rest
No, Evolution is not a ‘Belief’
Jun 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Worry over Vardy foundation schools that teach creationism.… Read the rest
Inequality and US Democracy
Jun 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A report by the American Political Science Association.… Read the rest
David Aaronovitch on Religious Schools
Jun 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I’ve been asleep to this creeping indoctrination. I’m awake now.’… Read the rest
Is This a Joke?
Jun 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Congressional reps attended a ‘coronation’ for Sun Myung Moon in a federal office building?… Read the rest
Into the Realm of Magical Thinking and Delusion
Jun 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
News flash: Bush really does believe all that stuff.… Read the rest
On Dennett and Determinism
Jun 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Soul, Will and God are not purported things that exist, but values that are aimed at.… Read the rest
Sharia Proposal to Undergo Review
Jun 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ontario Premier McGuinty is concerned about implications.… Read the rest
Interview with Paul Bloom
Jun 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One can expand the moral circle by taking other people’s perspectives.… Read the rest
