
Category: Ben Stein’s Diary
Mary Just Skinner
Long ago and far away, I was a lonely Junior at Columbia. I was in an incredibly great fraternity called…
Work and Love
January 18, 2026 — Now for a good-sized portion of wisdom from my brilliant father, Herbert Stein: In early October…
Where Everybody Knows My Name
For about 30 years now, my goddess wife and I have lived in Beverly Hills. It’s a leafy, charming ’hood…
What It’s Like to Feel ‘Restricted’
It’s Christmas in Beverly Hills. There are a few homes decorated with Merry Lights, but not many. It’s very different…
Reiner and Son
I first met Rob Reiner the first week I moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 1976. He was…
We Are Not Depression Proof
Old age. Terrifying. Really scary. An invariably lethal disease. Not just sometimes. Invariably. And I used to think it was…
Saving Is a Must
December 1, 2025 Now, for a few humble thoughts on the first day of the last month of 2025. First,…
Mr. and Mrs. Bureaucrats, Show Us Some Mercy
My goddess, my dream girl since I saw her gliding towards me in a light blue satin dress at a…
The Best Thing in Life
I am now going to tell you something helpful. I have lived now for almost 81 years. For the last…
Liquidity Is Essential to Life
I’m old. Really old. Eighty years old. This is not as glamorous as it might sound. My health has been…
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