Dim Bulb: Comedian and economic analyst Ben Stein

Published May 18, 2011 4:00am ET



What: Attacked the prosecutors of accused rapist and International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn with comments like, “He is one of the most recognizable people on the planet. Did he really have to be put in Rikers Island?” Why it’s dim: America is a great country because we treat powerful men like Strauss-Kahn the same as every other man.

Cure: Re-read the Declaration of Independence.