20 NOVEMBER 1993, page 13

The Losing Of Confidence

The assassination of President Kennedy signalled the decline of the world's last great empire, argues John Simpson THE ENGLISH language marks the pro- cess of national decay......

Satisfactory Banging Noises

Martin Vander Weyer discovers the joys of the American pastime of handling an assortment of deadly weapons Duchess County GUNS ARE to American country houses what croquet......