Schools have other things to teach.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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 Interahamwe Didn’t Listen to Joan Baez 
Nov 10th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nor did the Taliban, nor did Franco or Hitler. Blanket pacifism doesn’t always answer.… Read the rest
What Are Universities For, Again?
Nov 10th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Oh that’s right – making money!… Read the rest
Richard Wollheim
Nov 9th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The New York Times obituary.… Read the rest
Süddeutsche Zeitung on the Third Culture
Nov 9th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The sciences and humanities ought to work together.… Read the rest
How Much Homework is Too Much?
Nov 8th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US children aren’t doing more, their parents only think they are.… Read the rest
Right Here, That’s Where!
Nov 8th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Where is the Left when you need them to criticise Postmodernism? All around, actually.… Read the rest
Dalrymple on Furedi
Nov 8th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Agrees on the whole, though he points out that therapy can be useful.… Read the rest
Strings in 11 Dimensions
Nov 8th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Perhaps…the theory’s very unproveability means it should actually be seen as philosophy.’… Read the rest
Is Chinese Medicine Scientific or ‘Alternative’?
Nov 7th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And if it is scientific, does it belong to China, or can anyone anywhere test it?… Read the rest
Yes But Ask Me to Name All Six ‘Friends’!
Nov 7th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Most Americans can’t name even one Cabinet department.… Read the rest
Interview with a Physicist
Nov 7th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How strings do the job, and ‘Great science belongs to everybody.’… Read the rest
Bogus Egalitarianism in Action
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The ludicrously rich eat hot dogs, therefore inequality is just fine.… Read the rest
Hobsbawm on History for a Broad Public
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It can be good and readable without talking down to the readers.… Read the rest
Boys in School
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Noise and bravado unhelpful, so have them study in professional football clubs. Eh?… Read the rest
David Aaronovitch on the Two Erics
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Orwell knew and Hobsbawm knows how to face facts.… Read the rest
Just a Question
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But why isn’t it called ‘Husband Swap’? … Read the rest
Honour Killing Foiled
Nov 6th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Man tries to hire hitman to kill his son-in-law.… Read the rest
Human Remains Working Group Set to Report
Nov 5th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Australian Aborigines welcome plan to set up bones repatriation panel.… Read the rest
Compulsory Parenthood
Nov 5th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…this does nothing but denigrate women by reducing them to their biological function.’… Read the rest
