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Ben Stein

Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He writes “Ben Stein’s Diary” for every issue of The American Spectator.
by | Mar 6, 2026

Your humble servant, Ben Stein, has been a citizen of the Golden State since 1972. It was then that I…

by | Mar 4, 2026

I am staggered by the idiocy, rage, and just plain old-fashioned antisemitism that rends the news of the world today….

by | Feb 18, 2026

This morning, February 17, I awakened to hear on my radio that Jesse Jackson had died. I have known Mr….

by | Jan 29, 2026

The Great Denmans Night after night, day after day, I, your humble servant, lie in bed next to my goddess…

by | Jan 24, 2026

Long ago and far away, I was a lonely Junior at Columbia. I was in an incredibly great fraternity called…

by | Jan 19, 2026

January 18, 2026 — Now for a good-sized portion of wisdom from my brilliant father, Herbert Stein: In early October…

by | Dec 29, 2025

For about 30 years now, my goddess wife and I have lived in Beverly Hills. It’s a leafy, charming ’hood…

by | Dec 24, 2025

It’s Christmas in Beverly Hills. There are a few homes decorated with Merry Lights, but not many. It’s very different…

by | Dec 16, 2025

I first met Rob Reiner the first week I moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 1976. He was…

by | Dec 14, 2025

It’s Christmas here in Beverly Hills. The nearby shopping street of shopping streets, Rodeo Drive, is lit and decorated beyond…

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