Grayling, Baggini, Fricker discuss.… 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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Saudi Teacher Sentenced for ‘Mocking’ Islam 
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Forty months in prison and 750 lashes. HRW condemns decision.… Read the rest
UK Political Bloggers
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Norm Geras, Harry’s, others. Mostly male, Guardian notes.… Read the rest
Austria Arrests David Irving
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Judge in libel hearing called him ‘an active Holocaust denier’. Holocaust denial against law in Austria.… Read the rest
Richard Webster on ‘Care’
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A tv drama based on real people but with some of the evidence left out.… Read the rest
Conservative Anglican Archbishops Worry
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
About sexual behavior – perhaps a little more than strictly necessary.… Read the rest
Archbishops’ Letter to Archbishop
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The whole letter, so that you can judge for yourself.… Read the rest
David Irving Arrested in Austria
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Called the gas chambers ‘completely fictitious’ in libel trial. Holocaust denial a crime in Austria.… Read the rest
Archbishops Write Angry Letter to Top Archbishop
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Want him to take action against ‘unrepented sexual immorality’ in the church.… Read the rest
17 Archbishops Very Upset About Gay Clergy
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why? Not clear. Something about libertinism.… Read the rest
Archbishops Call Anglican Church Evil
Nov 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And Europe a spiritual desert. Alas.… Read the rest
A Venomously Satirical Dictionary
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Satirist is faced with disabling drawbacks; one is that so many targets are beyond parody.… Read the rest
Agenda-determined Interests on Both Sides of Issue
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Best plan is to ignore sensational parts of the controversy and look at the science itself. … Read the rest
Is Weber’s Sex Life Relevant to his Work?
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wouldn’t biographers do better to stick to what can be supported, rather than go out on conjectural limbs?… Read the rest
Cheney Lobbies Congress to Permit Torture
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
White House has threatened to veto any bill with restrictions on handling detainees.… Read the rest
Senate Passed Anti-torture Amendment 90 to 9
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On Sunday a top-ranking White House official refused to rule out the use of torture.… Read the rest
Women Win Seats in Afghan Elections
Nov 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Remnants of the Taliban responded to the results by detonating two suicide bombs in Kabul.… Read the rest
Return of Philip Rieff
Nov 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I think that the orthodox are in the miserable situation of being orthodox for therapeutic reasons.’… Read the rest
India Has a Long Rationalist Tradition
Nov 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Despite a tenacious western orientalism which overvalues Indian religiosity.… Read the rest
More on Tête-à-Tête
Nov 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
These icons of intellectual honesty and individual responsibility lied a lot to the people close to them.… Read the rest
