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Hero of the Week: The Bishop of Willesden
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—12/6/10—Hats, birettas, mitres, skull-caps, mantillas, wimples and turbans off to a great man: the Right Reverend Peter Broadbent, Suffragan (Assistant) Bishop of Willesden. When the engagement…
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Crusader Destroys Christian Community
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—11/22/10—Iraq has one of the oldest and largest Christian minorities in the Middle East. Under Saddam Hussein, they were protected, successful and prosperous. Saddam’s frontman to…
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Chief Witch-Doctor (aka The Pope) Visits Britain
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—9/27/10—My country has recently been honored by a visit from Herr Ratzinger, aka the Pope. It was a “state visit,” with the consequence that I and…
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“Lockerbie: Grandstanding & Hypocrisy In The Senate”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—8/16/10—It appears that there are elections to the US Senate coming up. New England senators are working themselves up into a lather over the release of…
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“Religion Strikes Again: Medieval Savagery In Iran”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—7/19/10—What follows is a story of medieval, religion-fuelled brutality, almost unbelievable in the 21st century. Sakineh Mohammadi Astiani is a 43-year-old Iranian woman. She was convicted…
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“Like ‘Webster’s Dictionary,’ I Was Morocco Bound”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—5/31/10—7 p.m., Sunday night, Gatwick Airport. The airborne ash-cloud from the Icelandic volcano was making its way inexorably southwards. Manchester Airport was closed and Birmingham was…
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“International Truth Day”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—5/17/10—Not one of my readers in 20 (assuming I have 20) will know about the wonderful UK radio comedy show of the 1960’s and 70’s, Round…
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“Partners In Crime: The UK, The US & The Scandal Of The Dispossessed Chagos Islanders”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—5/3/10—Mr. Dervillie Permal lived on the Chagos Islands, a tropical paradise south of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Until the summer of 1971. He was…
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“Prohibition Didn’t Work With Alcohol & It’s Not Working With Drugs”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—4/19/10—A brave and wise senior police officer has called for the decriminalization of all illicit drugs and an end to the failed “war” on drugs. Richard…
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“An Everyday Story Of R.C. Pedophiles & Cover-Ups”
The Polemicist by Michael House LONDON, England—(Weekly Hubris)—4/5/10—Joseph Ratzinger goes under several aliases. He is called the “Pope,” the “Supreme Pontiff,” the “Holy Father.” A member of the Hitler Youth as a boy,…