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Ben Stein        

Political Economist, Commentator, Lawyer, Author & Actor

Ben Stein is the most famous economics teacher in America. His comedic role as the droning economics teacher in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is by far the most widely viewed scene of economics teaching in economics history and has been ranked as one of the fifty most famous scenes in movie history. In real life, Stein is a prominent speaker on economics, politics, education, history, and motivation -- and like his father, Herbert Stein, considered one of the great humorists on political economy and how life works in this nation.

Stein has a bachelor's degree with honors in economics from Columbia University, studied economics at the graduate level at Yale University, and is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he was elected valedictorian of his class in 1970. He has as diverse a resume as any man in America. That background includes: poverty lawyer in New Haven, CT; trade regulation lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission; speech writer for Presidents Nixon and Ford; columnist and editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal; teacher of law and economics to undergraduates at University of California, Santa Cruz and law school students and undergrads at Pepperdine University.

Stein has authored or co-authored approximately 30 books on various subjects, including investing and economic theory. Among these, "Yes, You Can Time The Market," co-written with Phil DeMuth, is recognized as a landmark of using price theory for securities market analysis. Stein's tenure as a columnist for The New York Times, from roughly 2004-2009, allowed him to discuss economics extensively.

He co-hosted the Comedy Central game show "Win Ben Stein’s Money" with Jimmy Kimmel, which earned multiple Emmy Awards, including awards for best game show host. Today, he contributes columns for The American Spectator and NewsMax, and is a regular commentator on Fox News and "CBS Sunday Morning," in addition to being a frequent voice on CNN.

Speech Topics

Ben Stein at Universities and Colleges

His topics include, What Does It All Mean for You? The Economic Meltdown: How It Happened and How You Can Survive It and Thrive

Ben Stein on the Economy

In election after election there is endless complaining about waste, fraud and abuse in Washington, each batch of candidates promises to clean it up, but somehow it never happens. With the latest economic debacle in full tilt, one thing is for certain you and I will pick up the monster-sized bill in many different ways. What is missing is more regulation from Washington and more prosecution, not less. Ben Stein shares these insights and more regarding the current economy, what prompted this fiasco and what must be done to dig us out.

Ben Stein on Politics in America

At a time of tremendous uncertainty for America's political, business and social institutions, Ben Stein provides a patriotic, optimistic look of how we have been here beforeand we will find our way forward to a brighter future. Stein lays out what leaders must do to move the greatest country on earth forward by delivering a positive policy prescription for a moral and economic recovery. Stein is a lifelong Republican, but is not afraid to call out his party when he believes they are off the tracksespecially about budgets, taxes and deficits. A former speechwriter to Presidents Nixon and Ford, a campaigner for Ronald Reagan and a longtime observer of all things politic whose views are regularly featured on CBS Sunday Morning, CNN and FOX, audiences leave Stein's uplifting and pragmatic presentation feeling that America's best days lie in the not-so-distant future.

Ben Stein on Life

Ben Stein is a profoundly unique individual who has had the good fortune to have "been there and done that" in a myriad of professions that many of us only dream about, see on television, or read about in the news. Always entertaining, always informative and possessing expertise in everything from law to laughs, Ben Stein will leave your audience with useful insight (if you want it!) or simply great memories of a fun time had by all.

News

Ben Stein: 'Regular Folks Don't Know Much About the Economy... or ...
Ben Stein, writer, economist, actor and Republican, has seen a lot of elections but none like this. “It has been an extremely strange year,” says the 71-year-old ...

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