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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 | Feb 8, 2011

I am endlessly amazed at how backwards we humans get things in our lives. Just let me give you two…

by | Feb 7, 2011

There is a wonderful scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when Ferris, played perfectly by Matthew Broderick, tells us that…

by | Feb 3, 2011

Tuesday A super day. I awakened at the Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville. It is an old hotel and in…

by | Jan 28, 2011

Barack Obama, 2008:  America, this is our moment. This is our time. …I am absolutely certain that generations from now,…

by | Jan 26, 2011

My pal, a frequent Spectator contributor and a super smart guy, Aram Bakshian, summed it up perfectly after Barack Obama’s…

by | Jan 21, 2011

The recession grinds on and on. Some economic research bureaus say the recession ended over a year ago. Maybe so,…

by | Jan 20, 2011

Recently, a debate has been raging in the pages of my former employer, the Wall Street Journal, about mothering. The…

by | Jan 5, 2011

Monday — January 3, 2011What I did over my Christmas and New Year’s vacation: I drove down to Rancho Mirage…

by | Jan 3, 2011

Tuesday This is a compelling tableau. I am at the Great America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Truly, this is…

by | Dec 16, 2010

Good-bye, Larry King, at least for a short while. The super talk show host, who had me on his show…

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