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When did Ben Stein start financial commentary?
In the period preceding the late-2000s recession, Ben Stein made frequent and vehement claims that the economy was not in recession.
How did people respond to Ben Stein's financial commentary claims?
Business commentator Henry Blodget wrote a piece for Business Insider in January 2008 entitled Ben Stein is an Idiot.
Did Ben Stein write any books or articles?
Ben Stein wrote 7 fiction books, 21 nonfiction books, and many articles for magazines and Yahoo Finance.

Question: Did he win any awards?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Ben Stein win any awards?