Ben Stein

You might not know this, but I was a speechwriter and lawyer for Richard Nixon in the last year of…

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 I am in Beverly Hills. The sun is shining. The dog is lying on the couch…

TuesdayThings here are in a mess. My wife has been ill with a bad flu for weeks. She’s exhausted and…

SaturdayA few notes from Rancho Mirage. First, C-SPAN. This amazing set up allows me to watch Congressional hearings on both…

Monday This morning the sky was a perfect medium blue. There were a few almost circular clouds off to the…

Saturday “Up and at ’em.” That’s what my father used to say on Saturday mornings. I think he learned it…

Let me make one thing perfectly clear. I am not a fan of Donald Trump. I don’t think he even…

MondayHere I am in DC. My home town. I awakened in my sunny apartment and started about my day. Nothing…

Sunday This cannot really be happening. It’s the night of the Oscars. I have no freaking idea who most of…

Tuesday, February 23, 2015 Morning at our house at The Club at Morningside in Rancho Mirage. It is about fifteen…