‘He is convinced that a return to “primitivism” is the route to human happiness.’
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.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
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Faisal Bodi on the Siren Call of ‘Community’
‘An iron law of history is that birds of a feather will flock together.’ Ick.
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Words Matter
NASCAR, Wal-Mart, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, Red State, Values, Family, Faith…
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Jeb Bush Makes Historical Revisionism Illegal
Thus making history as a form of inquiry illegal. Interesting move.
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Why Are Reporters Reluctant to Call a Lie a Lie?
Attention to the issue of what’s true and what’s false in Bush’s statements is seen as ideological.
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Robert McHenry on Wikipedia
One fact must be accepted as the basis for any intellectual work: truth is not democratically determined.
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Freeman Dyson on Breaking the Spell
Religion gives us ‘hints of a mental or spiritual universe that transcends the material universe.’
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Centuries of Scientific Discovery Challenged
By people who simply disregard facts that don’t happen to agree with their agendas. [link fixed]
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Reactions to Zarqawi Death
‘a necessary, though not sufficient condition for the improvement in the security situation in Iraq.’
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UK Law on Forced Marriage Put on Hold
Every year hundreds of women and girls are married against their will.
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Why Are Evangelicals so Fond of Punishment?
‘After a short explanation about bad attitudes and the need to love, patiently and calmly apply the rod to his backside.’
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Guide to Irritating Christian Bumper Stickers
‘Try Jesus! If you don’t like him, Satan will always take you back.’
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Endurance is One Thing, Acceptance is Another
Just as disagreement and criticism are both different from censorship.
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But Isn’t It Her Job to Join That Debate?
Can someone whose religion forbids abortion and contraception defend women’s rights in parliament?
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ABA to Review Bush’s Legal Challenges
Can he reserve the right to ignore more than 750 laws enacted since he took office?