Improved diagnosis rather than increased incidence, post hoc versus propter hoc, media influencing beliefs – the usual.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Not Ill, Just Naughty 
Jul 29th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Do neglectful parents use ADD diagnoses to excuse their children’s bad behaviour?… Read the rest
Mainstreams and Ghettoes
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Julian Baggini on the differences between US and UK philosophy.… Read the rest
Memory is a Minefield
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Especially if your research casts doubt on the validity of memories of alien abductions.… Read the rest
Down the Memory Hole
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Russia’s nostalgic-nationalist view of its past keeps Dr. Zhivago off the syllabus.… Read the rest
Stupid Right-wing Books Flourish
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Note that only ‘liberals’ are the elite. And Bush & Co. are…?… Read the rest
Revenge Disguised as Literature
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Got a grudge? Write a novel and get your own back.… Read the rest
History Doesn’t Always Agree
Jul 28th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The verdict of history is no more likely to agree with us than that of the present.… Read the rest
Habermas and Derrida Interviewed
Jul 27th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two philosophers talk about terrorism.… Read the rest
Levy’s Sartre Book Not a Huge Hit
Jul 27th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…this unbelievably stupid, ill-written, completely disorganised and monstrously rambling tome.’… Read the rest
We’re Back
Jul 26th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mystifying disappearance of B and W at an end. We hope.… Read the rest
The Idiots Will Take it From Here
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The West Wing’ is less about ideology than it is about the role of intelligence in politics.… Read the rest
Vicious Association of Education with Class
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘British schools have done precious little education but they have done an awful lot of socialisation.’… Read the rest
Arguing from the Wallet
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An entertainment executive’s political ‘analysis’ is both incoherent and self-interested.… Read the rest
Sinbad the Bland
Jul 23rd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US academic says new Sinbad movie enforces status quo stereotypes.… Read the rest
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Class, poverty, consumerism, fast food, ‘ironic’ advertising, exercise just a little – it all adds up.… Read the rest
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Class, poverty, consumerism, fast food, ‘ironic’ advertising, exercise just a little – it all adds up.… Read the rest
Habermas and Derrida Have a Plan
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can emotional European patriotism be created? If so, can a rationalist and a deconstructionist do the job?… Read the rest
Hello? Remember Africa?
Jul 22nd, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is the left so indifferent to what’s happening in the Congo and Liberia?… Read the rest
What Are Long-term Impacts of No GM Foods?
Jul 21st, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We cannot know everything’ but there are risks in not using GM crops too.… Read the rest
