GOP activist Mike Brown had no significant experience to qualify him for the job.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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US Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies
William Rehnquist helped lead a conservative revolution on the Supreme Court.
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Katha Pollitt on Theocracy Lite
How can women be equal before Islamic law, according to which they are unequal?
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Jytte Klausen on the Aslam Affair
Guardian allowed Aslam to espouse a wholesome version of Islamic extremism on its pages.
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New Orleans Crisis Shames Americans
Devastating consequences of Katrina have revealed poverty and neglect.
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Joshua Knobe and Experimental Philosophy
The field uses the empirical tools of psychology to address philosophical questions.
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Pharmacists and ‘Conscience’
Pharmacists claim a right to refuse to fill prescriptions based on their religious beliefs.
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Red Cross Not Allowed into New Orleans
The goal is to evacuate unlivable city; relief operations might keep people there.
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New Orleans Mayor Issues Desperate SOS
Thousands of people stranded at convention center with no water or food.
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Observer Accused of Islamophobia
Martin Bright was asked on Muslim cable TV to declare his links to Zionist media lobby.
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Bassam Tibi on Jihadism and Islamism
‘It is wrong and even deceitful to argue that jihadism has nothing to do with Islam’
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Teach the Right Controversy
ID a waste of time: evolutionary science is bountifully endowed with genuine controversy.