Here's what I like about Ben Stein. I e-mailed him when I first read this online. I told him that my father was a hero for his service with the USMC in Korea, and the USAF in Vietnam, and that my mother was a hero for supporting dad while he was in Korea and in Vietnam and for supporting me when I was in the first Gulf.
He e-mailed me back within about 30-45 minutes of my writing to him, telling me that I was a hero too for my service to my country, but that he understood that it wasn't something I was going to say for myself.
I was impressed by how quickly he responded, and by the fact that it wasn't a boilerplate autoresponder - but that it was by him.
Ben is a long time friend of mine and that is typical of him. We both had roles in the Nixon administration, and his was mopre important than mine. He is a great guy.
Oh that is sooo nice. I don't care how "old" the article is. It is new to many of us.
What a good and decent man!