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Ben Stein: The 7 Big Lessons of 2010

Bebeto Matthews, AP Ben Stein. OK, class, what have we learned in 2010? 1) That Afghanistan is a very difficult place to conquer and have it stay conquered. If the British couldn't do it, and if the Soviet Union could not do it while willing to use unlimited brutality, we are not going to find it easy to do...

Ben Stein: The Fed's New Stimulus Plan Will ... Anyone? Anyone?

Bebeto Matthews, AP Among other things, Ben Stein is an economist. (Nov. 12) -- What is "quantitative easing" and why are all those professors, pundits and foreign finance ministers saying so many bad things about it? Let me tell you. The nation, as we all know, is in at best a shallow, slow, painful recovery from a...

Reader Feedback: Did Ben Stein 'Diss' the Unemployed?

(July 23) -- I have just read what Ben Stein really said about the unemployed, and in my opinion, he "dissed" the unemployed ("'Dissing' the Unemployed? No Way, No How"). I am now retired, but many of the people I saw in my working life had poor work habits and difficult personalities, but they were not the first ones laid...

Ben Stein: 'Dissing' the Unemployed? No Way, No How

(July 20) -- Today, AOL posted an essay on WalletPop by an unemployed father, an Aaron Crowe in the San Francisco area, which, to put it mildly, unfairly claims I "dissed the unemployed" as a way of helping the fight against extending unemployment benefits. I wish the author well as a freelance writer, but here's what I...

Opinion: A Few Facts on Tax Cuts and Deficits

(July 14) -- As we speak, Congress and the media are debating whether to let President George Bush's income tax cuts expire at the end of 2010, as they will do without congressional action. The leading Democrats are in favor of allowing taxes to rise on taxpayers with incomes of (roughly) $250,000 a year for families, but...

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05/17/12 Ben Stein: Obama not a âpresidential genius' like... Source: The Raw Story Conservative actor Ben Stein says that President Barack Obama is just not that smart â and he's certainly not a "presidential genius" like disgraced former President Richard Nixon.
05/17/12 David Shere: O'Reilly's Stat Doesn't Support His... Source: County Fair Viewers should be afraid of violent riots in the streets here in America.
05/14/12 Federal Report: 'Green Jobs' Include Trash Collectors Source: Newsmax.com Each week Newsmax's Insider Report is sent free to e-mail subscribers of Newsmax's News Alerts.
05/09/12 Ben Stein's global warming lawsuit gets cold shoulder Source: Seven News Ltd It's starting to look like Ben Stein's lawsuit over his global-warming beliefs might just be a lot of hot air.
05/08/12 Ben Stein's Global Warming Lawsuit Gets Cold Shoulder... Source: The Wrap It's starting to look like Ben Stein's lawsuit over his global-warming beliefs might just be a lot of hot air.