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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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Inevitably links go out of date.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 New Christian Right in Canada *

Nov 11th, 2006 | Filed by

James Dobson has set up a Canadian branch of his Focus on the Family in Ottawa.… Read the rest



Home-schooling is an Organized Movement *

Nov 11th, 2006 | Filed by

Christian home-school ‘biology textbooks’ are riddled with scientific mistakes.… Read the rest



Dan Savage on the Code of the Callboy *

Nov 11th, 2006 | Filed by

Ultimately it was Ted Haggard’s hypocrisy that prompted Mr. Jones to shove him out of the closet.… Read the rest



Gay Pogrom Averted in Jerusalem *

Nov 11th, 2006 | Filed by

Five ‘religious youths’ were caught with brass knuckles, clubs, knives and a loaded pistol. … Read the rest



‘Dissent’ Remembers Ellen Willis *

Nov 11th, 2006 | Filed by

The left needs the kind of clear thinking she brought to bear, in cultural criticism and political analysis.… Read the rest



Egyptian Women Protest Mass Harassment *

Nov 10th, 2006 | Filed by

Egyptian Centre for the Rights of Women said it received many complaints of harassment.… Read the rest



Harassment Laws Weak, Activists Say *

Nov 10th, 2006 | Filed by

A mob of men openly molested women in Cairo and were not stopped or arrested.… Read the rest



Jerusalem Holds Gay Pride Rally *

Nov 10th, 2006 | Filed by

Despite interfaith hostility from all three monotheisms.… Read the rest



Bolton Likely to Get the Hook *

Nov 10th, 2006 | Filed by

Notoriously undiplomatic unconfirmed unpopular UN ambassador seems doomed.… Read the rest



Gangs of Men Attack Women in Cairo Streets *

Nov 10th, 2006 | Filed by

Bloggers reported large number of men harassing women and ripping off their clothes. … Read the rest



Media Declare Virginia Senate Race for Dems *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

If confirmed, the win means Democrats hold both houses of Congress.… Read the rest



Fred Phelps Has a Daughter *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

Who sings at military funerals: ‘First to fight/For the fags/Now they’re coming home in bags.’… Read the rest



Bunting Surprised to Find Religion is Religious *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

She picked up a nasty undertone of Christian triumphalism. Well imagine that.… Read the rest



NHS Doctor Told Patient She Needed Exorcism *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

Said she had ‘something sinister’ moving in her stomach and was ‘possessed by evil.’… Read the rest



Supreme Court Hears Late-term Abortion Case *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

At times the proceedings seemed more like a medical school seminar than an appellate argument.… Read the rest



LSE in Academic Freedom Fuss *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist, is accused of reviving the politics of eugenics.… Read the rest



Killing People is Obviously Terrific Fun *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

You’re always onto a winner if you can persuade people they can be righteous and violent at the same time.… Read the rest



Scott McLemee on Revolutionary Franklin *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

A streak of philosophical radicalism is evident in his earliest writings.… Read the rest



Philosophers Disagree *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

The New York Times hosts the party.… Read the rest



Stephen Law on the War for Children’s Minds *

Nov 9th, 2006 | Filed by

Open debate at TPM: send a comment.… Read the rest