PLEASURE DOME

July 8, 1996 · Henry Hope Reed, Blog

No image is more frequently seen on television than the United States Capitol. Day after day, night after night, it is there -- behind a reporter, a politician, an anchorman; in documentaries, sitcorns, and movies. Usually, the view is confined to the Capitol's massive dome. That is the picture…

PLEASURE DOME

July 8, 1996 · Henry Hope Reed, Blog

No image is more frequently seen on television than the United States Capitol. Day after day, night after night, it is there -- behind a reporter, a politician, an anchorman; in documentaries, sitcorns, and movies. Usually, the view is confined to the Capitol's massive dome. That is the picture…

YEAR OF THE UGLY DOLLAR

November 27, 1995 · Henry Hope Reed, Blog

Only the Russians, it would seem, are concerned about the promised change in the design of our paper currency. The C-note, the first to be altered, is the favorite in the old Soviet Union. There, no less than $ 15 billion circulate, mostly in $ 100 bills. By contrast, Americans have been…