Benjamin RecchieOne solution to the endless presidential campaignIt didn’t always used to be this way. Presidential campaigns didn’t last for long, grueling years. As this article describes, it used to be…Sep 13Sep 13
Benjamin RecchieHow to fight overcrowding at our national parksOur national parks are being loved to death. I have read this phrase enough for it to become a cliche. Starting with the National Park…Sep 1Sep 1
Benjamin RecchieBusways for everyone!In a previous essay, I described Chicago’s Loop Link busway and advocated replicating it on North Michigan Avenue. But I want to take a…Aug 12Aug 12
Benjamin RecchieTwo tweaks for the filibusterCan’t stomach the idea of eliminating the filibuster? How about making a couple of changes instead?May 24May 24
Benjamin RecchieA river on an alien worldI was, for a year, a graduate student in astrophysics. At the time, I was leaning toward the subfield of planetary science; my adviser…Apr 5Apr 5
Benjamin RecchieThat’s not my nameI’ve been getting some curious mail from my old high school. I went to an all-boys Catholic school (the latter quality I recommend, the…Feb 16Feb 16
Benjamin RecchieA stadium for SpringfieldHere’s a sad truth: Springfield, Illinois is boring. My wife and I joke that there are only six things to do there — an exaggeration, but…Jan 2Jan 2
Benjamin RecchieElizabeth Holmes, Stanford, and stunted moral growthMost of what I know about Elizabeth Holmes, the wunderkind-billionaire-fraudster founder of Theranos, comes from the TV miniseries about…Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Benjamin RecchieWe need fewer, bigger citiesIf you go through a list of the largest cities in Canada by population, you’ll see familiar names at the top of the list. There’s Toronto…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Benjamin RecchieThere oughta be a park, Part 5: Lake TahoePart of my ongoing series of land that should be a national park, but isn’t yet.Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023