Kilvert, Lees-Milne, Pepys; ‘a special blend of honesty and appetite for life.’… 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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
One Nation Under Secularism 
Jan 12th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Susan Jacoby on postures of religious me-too-ism.… Read the rest
Bush Administration Meddles in Science
Jan 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘several science-policy experts argue that no presidency has been more calculating and ideological’… Read the rest
Politics and Science
Jan 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Congressional minority report on scientific integrity in the Bush Administration. … Read the rest
Kilroy-Silk, BBC Both Asses, Observer Says
Jan 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Coarse intellect, pointless good looks, even racist views not reasons for firing.… Read the rest
Police Investigation of Newspaper Column
Jan 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Indisputably stupid’ column on ‘Arabs’ an offence under the Public Order Act?… Read the rest
MMR, Today and the BBC
Jan 11th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Both sides of a ‘debate’ get equal coverage so the evidence is equal too, right? No.… Read the rest
‘Labor’ Department?
Jan 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Telling employers how to avoid paying overtime is the job of the Labor Department?… Read the rest
Case Lodged Against Author
Jan 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Indian Penal Code forbids ‘writings which hurt sentiments of people’…… Read the rest
Bhandarkar InstituteJust the Beginning
Jan 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sambhaji Brigade threatens further violence, demands author be hanged.… Read the rest
Sambhaji Brigade Defends Attack
Jan 10th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Spokesperson at news conference calls institute a ‘centre of cultural terrorism.’… Read the rest
The Edge Annual Question 2004
Jan 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pinker, Rees, Humphrey, Baron-Cohen, Turkle, Holton, Dennett, Ridley, Dawkins – and many more.… Read the rest
Compare the Headlines
Jan 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jon Christensen collects headlines about global warming extinctions.… Read the rest
Matter is not so Mere After All
Jan 9th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thomas Clark examines John Horgan’s mostly skeptical tour of mysticism.… Read the rest
Religion and Public Relations
Jan 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pedophile priests and Jesus-according-to-Gibson need to be carefully presented.… Read the rest
Stephen King Has no Patience
Jan 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For people who don’t read popular fiction.… Read the rest
Evasiveness Breeds Conspiracy Theories
Jan 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When otherwise dependable cynics believe nonsense, there may be a reason.… Read the rest
Review of Defending Science
Jan 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says ‘Differentialism’ when he means ‘Deferentialism,’ but oh well.… Read the rest
‘Our Anguish at the Wanton Destruction’
Jan 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Indian historians condemn attack on Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.… Read the rest
Samantha Power Reviews Chomsky
Jan 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A glib and caustic tone; exaggerated claims not backed up; but worth reading.… Read the rest
