Violence erupted after slaughter of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq by Islamic militant group.… 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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A ‘Knowledge Day’ to Remember 
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Chechen rebels seize schoolchildren and teachers as hostages.… Read the rest
The Hijab Again
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Heureusement, they are willing to wear a beret instead.… Read the rest
India Court Rejects Gay Petition
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Homosexuality remains illegal in India.… Read the rest
A Manifesto by People of Muslim Culture
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For sexual equality and secularism; against homophobia, the hijab and anti-semitism.… Read the rest
Paper by Creationist in Real Science Journal
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Someone from the Discovery Institute got one past the editors.… Read the rest
Panda’s Thumb Critiques Creationist Paper
Sep 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In great detail.… Read the rest
The Line Between Explanation and Sympathy
Sep 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The problem of examining motivations without excusing.… Read the rest
Another Rhetoric Guide
Sep 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Shame about the exclusively male pronouns though.… Read the rest
It Isn’t Racist To Attack Homophobic Music
Aug 31st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The fact that a group is oppressed doesn’t give it the right to oppress.… Read the rest
Women Are From Boston, Men Are From Birmingham
Aug 31st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ideas about gender difference based on bad or no research have a strange popularity.… Read the rest
Moan, Kvetch, Whine, Sneer, Bleat, Fuss, Mewl
Aug 31st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Three oldish guys say what’s wrong with everything.… Read the rest
Lift Hijab Law or We Kill Them
Aug 31st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Kidnappers of two French journalists demand end to law banning religious apparel in school.… Read the rest
Top British Scientists Oppose Blanket Ban On Human Cloning
Aug 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Royal Society favours therapeutic human cloning.… Read the rest
Scientists Want Compromise on Cloning
Aug 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Reproductive cloning should be banned, therapeutic should be permitted.… Read the rest
UK Scientists Resist US Pressure on Cloning
Aug 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
UK scientists back international campaign against US efforts to ban all cloning. … Read the rest
Muslims Can Go to Heaven, Archbishop Says
Aug 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christians don’t control access to heaven, although Jesus does.… Read the rest
Cardinal Attacks Sex Lessons
Aug 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Catholic Church lecturing people about the sexual abuse of children. There’s an irony.… Read the rest
Raymond Gaita on Why Truth Matters
Aug 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Its importance is not merely instrumental.… Read the rest
Philosophy is not Just Self-Help
Aug 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But the promotion for Penguin’s Great Ideas series might make one think otherwise.… Read the rest
