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Category: Latest News
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
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Mark Oppenheimer on George Scialabba
Scialabba has the time, freedom, and passion of the amateur, and the perspicacity of the pro.
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Orwell and His Contradictions
In truth, Orwell was wrong about all sorts of things, not least the inner logic of totalitarianism.
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Jesus and Mo Listen to Bill Donohue
On the Ryan report as anti-Catholic propaganda and the benefits of being whipped by nuns.
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Bad Astronomy on Simon Singh
If you call someone on the carpet for making fallacious claims, they can basically shut you up by suing you.
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Paul Kurtz Ousted as Chairman of CFI
Like other nonprofits, the Center for Inquiry is ultimately governed by a board of directors.
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Joe Hoffmann on Paul Kurtz
‘The idea that the world was “going” secular had failed to take into account religion’s unique ability to go humanistic.’
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Jason Rosenhouse on Accommodationism
If a review in TNR is too much for liberal Christians, what could Coyne have done to mollify them?
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Support Simon Singh
If he loses, it will be serious for freedom of speech, not only in Britain but throughout the world.
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Support for Simon Singh is Growing
English libel law has no place in disputes about evidence. BCA should discuss evidence outside a courtroom.
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Simon Singh Will Appeal the Judgement
Singh criticised BCA for claiming spinal manipulation can treat children with colic, ear infections, asthma.
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Tariq Ramadan Issues Instructions to Obama
Must be humble. Islam great civilization. True and deep respect. America should be ready to learn from Islam.
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Chris Mooney on Learning the Lessons of Katrina
Anything that encourages hurricane complacency—including predictions of mild weather—is itself a danger.
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Nailing English Libel Law
Simon Singh’s supporters spoke out against BCA suit against an individual with no financial support.
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Simon Singh: the Story so Far
The article was about an issue of public interest: childhood health and the effectiveness of particular treatments.
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Jerry Coyne on Mooney and Accommodationism
The reconciliation of science and faith almost always dilutes science, especially evolution.
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Chris Mooney Explains
‘I don’t see what is to be gained by flailing indiscriminately against religion.’ That clears that up.
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The Roots of Intelligent Design
The argument is one thing, the ID movement is another.
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Ben Goldacre on Man Flu and Other ‘News’
People are interested in finding out about medical news, yet they are routinely fed nonsense by the media.
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Goldacre on Dodgy Academic PR
We have communicated to newspapers that we want them to be large and cheap rather than adequately researched.