Harry Stein (born 1948) is an American author and columnist. As of 2009, he is a contributing editor to the political magazine City Journal.

Stein is a graduate of Pomona College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Stein wrote for Ramparts Magazine and New Times Magazine in the 1970s, and originated Esquire Magazine's "Ethics" column in the 1980s. During the 1990s he wrote a column on television ethics for TV Guide. As part of the New York media scene of the early 1980s he was a member of the inaugural Rotisserie League formed by Daniel Okrent.

He is the author of novels and memoirs, including satirical political commentary related to his transition from liberal to conservative viewpoints. His first book, Tiny Tim, a biography of the entertainer, was published in 1976.

Stein is a son of Broadway librettist/playwright Joseph Stein.

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