‘How many beatings and actual house arrests of girls will be needed for us to say stop?’… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
The Bad Astronomer 
Feb 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Phil Plait combats simple ignorance as well as deliberate deception.… Read the rest
Yuk Factor in Action
Feb 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush administration’s ‘compromise’ on cloning research limits US scientists.… Read the rest
Ishtiaq Ahmed on Nationalism, Nation and Umma
Feb 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Equality was a spiritual norm but slaves and women were subordinated.… Read the rest
Religious Education Should Include Atheism
Feb 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Institute of Public Policy Research has advice about compulsory RE in schools.… Read the rest
Divisions Over Hijab
Feb 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Teachers are relieved, some Muslims are angry, others are pleased.… Read the rest
‘Intelligent Design’ in Harvard Law Review
Feb 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How the pseudoscientific ID movement enhances its credibility and credentials.… Read the rest
UK Schoolgirl in Court Over Jilbab
Feb 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Her religious beliefs won’t allow her not to wear a long, flowing gown.… Read the rest
Simon Blackburn Writes a Screenplay
Feb 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
O Martin! O Hannah! The demonic! The abyss of longing! Cut, print.… Read the rest
‘If they don’t kill me I will testify.’
Feb 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
There is a desire to gloss over the scale of the Rwanda genocide.… Read the rest
French Opinion Divided Over Ban
Feb 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some say debate will help roll back radical Islamic fundamentalism.… Read the rest
Campaign for Darwin Day
Feb 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A Darwin Day would send a signal that science matters.… Read the rest
Richard Hoggart
Feb 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Which is condescension: offering only junk on tv, or saying junk is junk?… Read the rest
John Maddox Reviews Paul Kurtz
Feb 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Explanations requiring the supernatural are now not merely quaint but harmfully distracting to children and other innocents.’… Read the rest
Happy Darwin Day
Feb 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Celebrate the adventure of science, and the ‘passion to know’.… Read the rest
Doing the Intellectual Diversity Dance
Feb 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Stanley Fish: the pursuit of truth is not a but the central purpose of the university.… Read the rest
Presidents Shape Lincoln to Suit Their Needs
Feb 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Does a picture of Crawford on the wall make Bush another Lincoln?… Read the rest
Bad Time and Place to Evangelize
Feb 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This is your pilot speaking. Are you a Christian? Well why not?!… Read the rest
French MPs Back Headscarf Ban
Feb 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Massive majority vote in favour.… Read the rest
Romano on Habermas and Derrida
Feb 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Both are ‘burdened by chronic philosopher’s ailments.’… Read the rest
