Greer’s idealization of miserable women – which is to say, her denial of their misery – is worse than naive. It is cruel.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
Company recalls ‘offensive’ sandals
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Laceys footwear, in London, made the decision after it received complaints from ‘the Hindu community.’… Read the rest
Crews Replies to Plantinga on ID
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Creationists sense they’re playing a losing game.… Read the rest
Witch-hunts in Orissa
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When someone gets ill, women are punished.… Read the rest
Nurse gang raped for doing her job
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She refused to perform illegal abortions, so three men assaulted her… Read the rest
As Miss World Turns
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The war between religious fanaticism and secular modernity is fought over women’s bodies.… Read the rest
What is ‘liberal orthodoxy’?
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Graham Larkin answers questions from New York Sun… Read the rest
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scientific American provides useful tool… Read the rest
Ann Cryer: Forced marriages must end
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Amanda Day talks to Labour MP Ann Cryer about her campaign to win justice for young Asian women.… Read the rest
The great Kabbalah con
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An organisation that charges £860 for dinner, ‘healing’ water and some books in Aramaic… Read the rest
Outsider as enemy
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
K N Panikkar on the politics of rewriting history in India. … Read the rest
Hitchens on Hirsi Ali
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She has case histories that will freeze your blood. These, however, are in some ways less depressing than the excuses made by qualified liberals for their continuation. … Read the rest
Kenan Malik on free speech
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The impact of censorship is in fact to undermine progressive movements within minority communities.… Read the rest
BHL Too Fashionable, French Intellectuals Report
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Authors motivated by impatience with relentless self-promotion and unquestioning adulation of French media.… Read the rest
Advertising Standards Authority rules out miracle cure ad
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The ASA said Peniel Pentecostal Church had to offer proof at least comparable with that required of makers of washing powder… Read the rest
The real politics behind bad academic writing
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The desire to “question common sense” is merely the self-congratulation of someone whose “sense” is different, but no less “common.”… Read the rest
Women Against Fundamentalisms
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
WAF was launched in 1989 to challenge the rise of fundamentalism in all religions.… Read the rest
Scott McLemee does a close reading of ‘Battlefield Earth’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Terl’s responsibilities include blackmailing fellow Psychlo Forest Whitaker and laughing at his own jokes.… Read the rest
Horseplay in Harappa
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Collection of articles on on the ways Hindutva propagandists distort ancient Indian history. … Read the rest
Carl Sagan on The Burden of Skepticism
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What is called for is an exquisite balance between skeptical scrutiny and great openness to new ideas.… Read the rest