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Big Brother is Watching

Who’s watching you? Alistair Cooke muses on the personal files held by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖland Security.

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Sharing the Water

Amid California's drought scare, Alistair Cooke wonders how to share resources evenly.

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Getting Away From It All

Alistair Cooke ponders on how to relax once physical exercise is no longer possible.

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Peace For Our Time

Alistair Cooke is troubled by similarities between the current crisis in Iraq and WWII.

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John Glenn at the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster funeral

Alistair Cooke reflects on astronaut John Glenn's eventful earth landing.

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Nobody is Breathing Fire and Smoke

Alistair Cooke muses on the National Security threat level being set to 'imminent attack'.

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A Planet of Snow

Alistair Cooke considers how cold winters affect New York's economy.

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The Secret of Life

Alistair Cooke looks at the discovery of the chemical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid.

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The Flaws of the UN?

Alistair Cooke reflects on Sir Alexander Cadogan, Philip Larkin and Mister Rogers.

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Avoiding the Scourge of War

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

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America invades Iraq

Alistair Cooke's Letter from America.

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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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Senator Moynihan: A Social Conscience

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

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Saint Carlo

Alistair Cooke pays tribute Dr. Carlo Urbani, the pioneer of Doctors Without Borders.

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The Lessons of Potsdam

Alistair Cooke considers how people become desensitised to the horrifying images of war.

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Taking it to the Brink

Last minute negotiation talks blot out world catastrophes for Alistair Cooke.

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No More Wine and Roses

Alistair Cooke reflects on how the desert town of Las Vegas became a big tourist trap.

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Today's News is Tomorrow's Collectors' Item

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

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Tackling the Looters

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

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The Creator of the Talent Industry

Alistair Cooke pays tribute to the life and work of "the Oracle" Mark McCormack.

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Don't Pollute the Enemy's Water

Alistair Cooke questions how much confidence people should have in the President.

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Who Shall Police the Policemen?

Alistair Cooke asks how we can police the world in a time of modern terrorist conflict.

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Dramatic Turns of History

Alistair Cooke analyses the consequence of Saddam Hussain's decision to invade Kuwait.

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The Maddest and Most Criminal of Tyrants

Alistair Cooke examines tyrants who commit mass murder and compares Stalin with Hitler.

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Were We Misled into War?

Alistair Cooke asks whether the invasion of Iraq was based on a false premise.

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Meeting the Stars

Alistair Cooke remembers meeting Ronald Colman and Katherine Hepburn.

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The Power of a Phrase

Alistair Cooke examines the power of the catchphrase "winds of change".

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It's Dangerous for Journalists to Retire

Nonagenarian Alistair Cooke rejects any idea of retiring.

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The Original Fast Talker

Alistair Cooke pays tribute to Bob Hope and Lord Shawcross.

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Healing the Alliance Against Terrorism

After a debate on tackling terrorism, Alistair Cooke reassesses his opinion of the UN.

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