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Ben Stein

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 | Jul 25, 2024

In July 1976, a few days after I moved to Los Angeles, I was rear-ended while I was stationary on…

by | Jul 20, 2024

President Trump is a great man, and what’s more, a brave man. I would not ordinarily call him a political…

by | Jul 5, 2024

A few days ago, as I was talking to a close female friend, a thirty-year-old Filipina physicist at a prestige…

by | Jun 17, 2024

Sunday The air is clear. There is a soft spring breeze blowing over our swimming pool. The night blooming jasmine…

by | Jun 9, 2024

Long ago and far away, as I was getting ready to leave the Gerald Ford White House speechwriting staff with…

by | Jun 8, 2024

It’s sad but it’s true. I’m old. I am 79. I have pains at least somewhere every day. Young drunk…

by | Jun 2, 2024

The most precious document in existence is the Constitution of the United States of America. This document spells out how…

by | May 22, 2024

My sister and I differ on many counts. But my sister came up with the smartest succinct comment about humanity…

by | May 20, 2024

I didn’t realize it was paradise until two weeks ago. That was when my neighbors on a super high-end street…

by | May 12, 2024

Sunday I awakened this morning to hear on the radio that our Secretary of State, Mr. Blinken, is defending his…

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