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Ben Stein Watch: October 21, 2007

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Felix

I’ve never been a big believer in the predictive power of the reversion to mean theory, but at the same time it stands to reason that after a reasonably sensible outing last week, Ben Stein would hand in an utter … Continue reading →

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Ben Stein Watch, TV Edition

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Felix

Bess Levin watches Ben Stein’s new TV show so we don’t have to: Old Ben has finally given up the charade of being “an economist” and submitted to his true calling: demeaning 14 mildly attractive and cartoonishly stupid contestants (the … Continue reading →

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Ben Stein Watch: October 14, 2007

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Felix

Ben Stein had an intimation of mortality about a week ago, and before he dies, he wants to share with us, his readers, his "best possible thoughts". And, amazingly, it turns out that Ben Stein’s best possible thoughts are, mostly, … Continue reading →

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Ben Stein Watch: September 30, 2007

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Felix

I’m a uniter, not a divider. I’m a lover, not a fighter. I don’t like to engage in the politics of personal destruction. But as Jonathan Landman might say, we have to stop Ben Stein from writing for the Times. … Continue reading →

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What is Ben Stein Smoking? (Part 3)

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Felix

One of the great things about being on holiday in Europe is that there’s no chance of running across a Ben Stein column by mistake.
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What is Ben Stein Smoking? (Part 2)

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Felix

Ben Stein might be the last man in America to think that building more Escalades is actually a good idea.
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What is Ben Stein Smoking?

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Felix

Poor Brad DeLong has been beating
himself up by reading Ben Stein again. I do have sympathy
with him: I was happily reading the newspaper myself yesterday, sipping on an
excellent cappuccino from Tarallucci
e Vino, when the Stein
column loomed up in front of me like some kind of car crash I couldn’t turn
away from.
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