Cynthia Ozick believes stories occupy a realm separate from life, and that includes politics.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Hitchens on Amis Major 
May 2nd, 2002 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Kingsley Amis thought of boredom as a form of tyranny.… Read the rest
Meritocracy
Apr 20th, 2002 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Philosophers and political theorists disagree with popular belief that special rewards are deserved.… Read the rest
Gitlin Meets Fallows
Apr 15th, 2002 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And they talk about media saturation.… Read the rest
Middle Mind
Dec 10th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Funny, ruthless dissection of the ‘Fresh Air’ mindset.… Read the rest
Dwight Macdonald
Nov 30th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Right when he said no, wrong when he said yes.… Read the rest
Lingua Franca
Nov 20th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Judith Shulevitz on making a magazine weird.… Read the rest
Multiculti lite
Nov 19th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A global education? Or merely a little Arundhati Roy here, a little Toni Morrisson there.… Read the rest
Magical energy in alternative medicine
Nov 17th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Misuse of scientific terms gives credibility to woo-woo.… Read the rest
Germaine Greer on Women and Poetry
Nov 4th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The interrelationship between rhyme and emphasis.… Read the rest
Nussbaum on Rawls
Jul 20th, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Martha Nussbaum on John Rawls in the Chronicle of Higher Education.… Read the rest
The Goddess is Bunk
Feb 1st, 2001 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Charlotte Allen looks at Wicca.… Read the rest
Nagel on Rawls
Jan 13th, 2000 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thomas Nagel on John Rawls in The New Republic.… Read the rest
