He isn’t strictly out of print, but he cries out for proper reissue.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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That Would Be Nothing, Madders
‘Fascinating debate about what scientific method can reveal about faith, and what theologians have to say about science.’
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Human Rights in Tension With Religious Law
Judges will defend rule of law even when their decisions defend the unpopular.
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UK Anti-abortion Groups Take to Intimidation
‘Activists’ are encouraged to bombard teachers with hate mail.
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Head of UK Life League Unapologetic
Bullies usually are.
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Jacob Zuma Rape Trial Worries Women
‘This case has sent out the message that if you report rape you will have to be a virginal 19-year-old.’
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One in Nine Campaign
‘Sexual violence has been described as endemic to South Africa.’
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Mafioso Proud to Have Shot His Sister in the Face
‘It is a question of honour,’ he said.
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Peter Tatchell on Lies About Saturday’s March
‘The ultra-left propaganda machine has insinuated that a mini-Nuremberg took place.’
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Protests Against Rahman’s Release
Afghanistan has an Islamic constitution which must be respected, protesters said.
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Philip Pullman on Libraries
‘Libraries of every sort are treasure houses…I could not bear to live in a society without them.’
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NY Times Runs Advertising Supplement for Sudan
Sudan activists flooded the Times with demands for an apology. They have so far refused.
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Rahman to be Freed Pending Review of Case
Details of his imminent release kept secret, as feelings in Kabul have run high over the case.
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Police Question Man Carrying Motoon Placard
Free speech demonstration enacts irony after irony.
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A Religion of Peace, Kindness and Tolerance
‘That is why we have told him if he regrets what he did, then we will forgive him’ and not kill him.
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Was God the Protection or Was it Soldiers?
Crimes against humanity that would have produced outrage in the 90s are met with indifference today.
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Reports from March for Free Expression Kind Of
Could have done better.
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Boris Johnson Rebukes Hand-wringing Wetness
‘They weren’t doing it for Shabina; they weren’t doing it for the other female pupils.’
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Why Libraries?
Soueif, Pullman, de Botton, A. Geras, Phillips and others say why.
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March for Free Expression, Sort Of
Initial plans to have Motoons on banners to support cartoonists and free expression were ditched.