She rejects attempts to silence all criticism of theocratic regimes as ‘racism’ or ‘Islamophobic.’ … 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.
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Dude, I Bedazzled These Jeans 
Apr 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Padma Lakshmi like talks to a Times reporter.… Read the rest
Phyllis Chesler Talks to John Sutherland
Apr 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sutherland quotes the wisdom of Islamophobiawatch.… Read the rest
Dennett Replies to Bunting and Ruse
Apr 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Reporters should avoid being complicit in publicity stunts by the likes of Dembski.… Read the rest
Football, Race and ‘Identity’
Apr 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leipzig fans spit and hoot at Nigerian footballer. There’s solidarity for you.… Read the rest
Christians in Afghanistan
Apr 4th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Persecution has turned Afghan converts into a closely knit underground organization. … Read the rest
Ronald Aronson: the Left Needs More Socialism
Apr 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The left is doomed without a vision, a sense of direction and an effective call to arms.… Read the rest
Peer Review and ‘Media Science’
Apr 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How do we tell good science from bad? By looking at how it is published.… Read the rest
Study Finds Prayer Non-medicinal
Apr 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Intercessory prayer doesn’t help and, if mentioned, may hinder.… Read the rest
Empire of Pseudoscience Peddled in Schools
Apr 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Just kicked Brain Gym Teacher’s Edition around the room for two minutes and feeling minty fresh.… Read the rest
Exercise Brain Without Pseudoscientific Nonsense
Apr 3rd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A popular technique with a scientific explanatory framework that is barkingly out to lunch.… Read the rest
Fouad Ajami on Sen’s ‘Identity and Violence’
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Almohads’ pitiless warriors put to the sword the fabled world of Andalusian tolerance.… Read the rest
Professors Called Liars and Bigots
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
LRB article on Israel lobby set off firestorm, drawing condemnation from left and right.… Read the rest
LRB Editor Defends Article
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some charge anti-Semitism, others call article a shoddy piece of pseudo-academia.… Read the rest
Stephen Greenblatt on Marlowe
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is there any connection between his spying and his writing?… Read the rest
An Alumni Mag Profile Gone Horribly Wrong
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scott McLemee notes a confusion between sententious comments and profound thought.… Read the rest
Yardley Reviews a Memoir by John McGahern
Apr 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘In that one life of the mind, the writer could live many lives and all of life.’… Read the rest
Jonathan Rauch on Why Polygyny is a Risky Idea
Apr 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The social dynamics of zero-sum marriage are ugly.’… Read the rest
Stangroom and Benson Admit to Being Liars
Apr 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But urge others to tell the truth.… Read the rest
Ian McEwan on The Selfish Gene as Literature
Apr 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In which the pursuit of truth and the excitement of new ideas is conveyed in luminous prose.… Read the rest
