Letter from America: the Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004

Tackling the Looters

Alistair Cooke contemplates how to prevent Iraq from descending into anarchy.

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Today's News is Tomorrow's Collectors' Item

Alistair Cooke explains how Leo Szilard, a little know Hungarian refugee, helped stop World War II.

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No More Wine and Roses

Alistair Cooke reflects on how the desert town of Las Vegas became the biggest tourist honey trap.

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Taking it to the Brink

Unions, strikes and last minute negotiation talks blot out world catastrophes for Alistair Cooke.

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Saint Carlo

Alistair Cooke considers how to grow old successfully and pays tribute Dr. Carlo Urbani, the man...

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Saint Carlo

Alistair Cooke considers how to grow old successfully and pays tribute Dr. Carlo Urbani, the man...

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Senator Moynihan: A Social Conscience

Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the brilliant and eccentric former senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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The Anxiety of War

Alistair Cooke reflects of the casualties of war and losing friendships to time.

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America invades Iraq

36 hours into the war with Iraq, Alistair Cooke considers the public and political support for...

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Avoiding the Scourge of War

Alistair Cooke considers the ineffectiveness of the UN as an enforcing power and retells the...

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The Flaws of the UN?

Alistair Cooke reflects on the lives of three extraordinary men; Sir Alexander Cadogan, Philip...

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The Secret of Life

Alistair Cooke looks back to the discovery of the chemical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid -...

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A Planet of Snow

Alistair Cooke considers how cold winters affect New York's economy and reflects on his...

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Nobody is Breathing Fire and Smoke

Alistair Cooke considers how much caution should be taken when the National Security threat level...

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John Glenn at the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster funeral

Alistair Cooke reflects on astronaut John Glenn's eventful earth landing in his Mercury capsule,...

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Peace For Our Time

Alistair Cooke explains how he is haunted by the similarities between the beginnings of World War...

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Getting Away From It All

Alistair Cooke ponders on how to relax when the body can no longer use physical exercise as a...

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Sharing the Water

Alistair Cooke considers California's drought worries and contemplates how to split resources...

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Big Brother is Watching

Alistair Cooke explores the branch of the US Homeland Security System which has the power to keep...

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Security and Psychic Powers

Alistair Cooke considers security in Times Square on New Year's Eve, a Chinese immigrant who took...

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