He called DL an Eichmann for ignoring the genocide of Native Americans; she was ‘destroying another people.’… Read the rest
This is not a Parody 
Jul 31st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Research misconduct is in the eye of the beholder.’ Ah yes – so is perjury, fraud, falsification…… Read the rest
Academic Freedom Matters; So Does Truth
Jul 31st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
3 panels unanimously found that chunks of Churchill’s work met his own criteria for intellectual dishonesty.… Read the rest
Colorado Regents Vote to Fire Ward Churchill
Jul 31st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Research misconduct cited, but Churchill and supporters say the decision was political.… Read the rest
Another ‘Honour’ Killing
Jul 31st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bachan Athwal and her son Sukhdave arranged the murder of Surjit Athwal ‘to defend the family honour.’… Read the rest
The Afterlife as Information?
Jul 31st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Maybe minds are like radio signals and brains are like radios? Or maybe not.… Read the rest
Einstein’s Wife: PBS Fails the Test of Integrity
Jul 31st, 2007 | By Allen EstersonIn July I had one of those good news/bad news days. First the good news. In response to the detailed complaint I had submitted in February 2007 to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about their promotion of the film “Einstein’s Wife”,[1] I received the following from Simon Melkman, ABC Audience & Consumer Affairs:
“Due to the breaches of the ABC’s Code of Practice which you have identified, the ABC will not broadcast ‘Einstein’s Wife’ again. In addition, the ATOM ‘Einstein’s Wife’ study guide has been removed from the ABC website.”
Now the bad news. On that same day I received from one of the Einstein specialists whose tendentiously edited interviews were included in the film the information that the US Public … Read the rest
Hindu Expert Says Monks Got it Wrong
Jul 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Their interpretation of Hinduism was naive and simplistic, said Jay Lakhani.… Read the rest
Celebrating the Sanctity of Tuberculosis
Jul 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Supporters took part in a pooja ceremony celebrating the sanctity of life at the temple enclosure. … Read the rest
Foreign Policy Lists the Stupidest Fatwas
Jul 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
From Pokemon to Polio.… Read the rest
Cyberbullying
Jul 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anonymity brings out the shark in people.… Read the rest
Dylan Evans’s Utopia Experiment
Jul 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The logs were symbolic of the enormity of what I’d taken on and I just froze.’… Read the rest
Muslim Support for Suicide Bombing Falls
Jul 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pew Survey reports fall in support since 2002, but in Palestine support is still at 70%.… Read the rest
Roger Scruton on the Anthropology of Religion
Jul 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The important thing is not god or gods but the sacred.… Read the rest
South Africa: Men Tell Women to Wear Skirts
Jul 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A trouser-wearing woman in Umlazi township was stripped naked and her shack burnt down.… Read the rest
Those small towns in conservative areas
Jul 25th, 2007 2:12 pm | By Ophelia BensonSastra said several interesting things in a comment on Leaving Amherst.
… Read the restI seldom comment, but read Butterflies & Wheels regularly, and I’m terribly grateful that Ophelia is not only as interesting and provocative as she is, but is a ‘she’ as well. I’ve noticed a distinct “gentleman’s agreement” among the women I know that we really should not disagree. What I call “Thanksgiving Table Diplomacy” promoted around the calendar – avoid controversy and pass the potatoes, bringing up all the lovely things we have in common. “It’s more important to be nice than ‘right.'” Women are supposed to be supportive and reassuring. No debate; no disagreement; no honest discussion of contrary views, unless it is to “celebrate our diversity.”
Three Sisters Stabbed to Death in Gaza
Jul 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hamdi Shakkour of Palestinian Center for Human Rights said they suspect the women were victims of ‘honor crimes.’… Read the rest
Libya Tortured the Nurses and Doctor
Jul 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I was tortured like the rest of the accused and there are marks on the bodies of us all.’… Read the rest
Shambo to be Killed; Monks ‘Warn’ Officials
Jul 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘They will have to physically desecrate a temple to get him. They will have to interrupt an act of worship.’… Read the rest
