fail, ben stein, creation, creationism, new york, times, ethics,Ben Stein, he of economics*, creationism and Bueller fame (RIP John Hughes, btw), is no longer of New York Times fame. Why? That ethical lapse known as "conflict of interest".
I find it amusing that Stein's pitching of creationism in the movie Expelled, which amounted to a bait and switch of the concept of science itself, was no problem, but free-but-not credit reports were just too much.
Ben Stein's TV ads for a scuzzy "free" credit product have finally caught up to him: The New York Times has fired Stein as a Sunday business columnist for violating ethics guidelines.
Stein was pilloried online for his endorsement of the bait-and-switch operation, which offers a free credit score but charges an outrageous $30 per month to see the credit report behind the score. As Reuters blogger Felix Salmon pointed out, consumers can get a free online report under federal law.
I find it amusing that Stein's pitching of creationism in the movie Expelled, which amounted to a bait and switch of the concept of science itself, was no problem, but free-but-not credit reports were just too much.
*I'm not sure why anyone called Stein an "economist". He only has a BA in economics.
