But her husband took her to hospital after beating her, so that was kind.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Michael Lind on Peter Singer on George Bush
‘the bad habits of the blogosphere are corrupting the world of print discourse.’
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Are Science and Religion Compatible?
Susan Haack distinguishes between plausible naturalism and implausible scientism.
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Ben Pimlott
‘critical and independent in a world of academia that tends to travel in tides.’
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In an Election Year, It’s Hip to be Hard-line
Is the Shivaji issue about religion politics, caste, nationalism?
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Ashwin Mahesh Asks: Nationality or Religion?
What if your ‘religion denigrates the very existence of millions of our people in the name of tradition’?
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Psychological Counselling at School?
Would it free teachers, help students, or promote therapy culture?
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I’ll Give You a Good Placebo For That
Expensive long-winded alternative therapists can maximise their placebo effect with ceremony.
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‘Scientists in America’ Have a New Wheeze
Deliberately annoying people is a symptom of ODD.
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Elitist Pop Culture Critics
If we all watch the same thing, no matter how bad it is, that’s a bonding experience.
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Secular Group Wins Tax-Exempt Status
In Canada, where the House of Commons starts every day with a prayer.
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The Thermostat-Philosopher Gap
Daniel Dennett’s next book is an attempt to extirpate supernaturalism.
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Archaeological Evidence of Jesus Isn’t There
And no, ‘The Passion’ is not historically accurate.
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Two Archaeologists Comment on ‘The Passion’
‘For those who are curious about Gibson’s fidelity to ancient sources’
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Website to Help Teachers Counter Creationism
‘Science is not about belief – it is about making inferences based on evidence.’
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Understanding Evolution
And what science is and isn’t.
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Playing Leftist While Cozying up to Power?
Sometimes the interests of the state and of oppressed peoples can coincide.
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Defending Women’s Rights in the Middle East
News from Italy, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Germany, the UK, Kuwait.
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Staus of Women in Kashmir
New bill passed by assembly is biased against women, editorial says.
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Still Not All That Bright
Free Inquiry readers say No to Bright idea.