Jennifer Rubin

Washington, D.C.

Opinion columnist covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic

Education: University of California at Berkeley, BA in history; University of California at Berkeley, JD

Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post. She covers politics and policy, foreign and domestic, and provides insight into the conservative movement, the Republican and Democratic parties, and threats to Western democracies. Rubin, who is also an MSNBC contributor, came to The Post after three years with Commentary magazine. Prior to her career in journalism, Rubin practiced labor law for two decades, an experience that informs and enriches her work. She is a mother of two sons and lives with her husband in D.C. She is the author of “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy f
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September 25, 2024

Vance had better buckle up: His debate might go as badly as Trump’s

Ninety minutes is more than enough time for Trump’s running mate to remind women why so many dislike him.

September 17, 2024
GOP vice-presidential nominee JD Vance at a campaign event in Byron Center, Mich., on Aug. 14. (Kristen Norman for The Washington Post)

If Trump loses North Carolina, it could be an early night — and curtains for GOP

A Harris win in the Tar Heel State would be decisive.

September 16, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Charlotte on Sept. 12. (Logan Cyrus for The Washington Post)

Debates don’t matter. Except when they really do.

For the second time, a debate revealed the candidates as they really are, without misleading spin.

September 15, 2024
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris during the ABC News presidential debate Tuesday in Philadelphia. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

These U.S. religious groups couldn’t be more different in how they vote

Two surveys of religious groups in America reveal insightful trends of the electorate.

September 13, 2024
President Donald Trump poses with a Bible in front of St. John's Church near the White House on June 1, 2020, amid racial justice protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder a week earlier. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Did the debate do anything for swing voters? I answered your questions.

The Wednesday chat started on this page on Sept. 11 at 12 p.m. Eastern. Read the transcript

September 11, 2024

Harris excels. ABC does its job. Both were deadly for Trump.

The presidential debate revealed dramatic contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

September 11, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate in Philadelphia with former president Donald Trump on Tuesday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

The foreign policy hawk in the race? That would be Kamala Harris.

Harris has a Reaganesque foreign policy vision.

September 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on May 28, 2021. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

Punishing a shooter’s parents delivers some justice. But not enough.

We can’t stop this scourge without making some obvious — and popular — changes to gun laws.

September 9, 2024
Students embrace near a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School on Sept. 5 in Winder, Ga.

Harris reveals her own economic vision: It’s not Bidenomics.

Kamala Harris, in forging her economic policies, shows she’s a daughter of Silicon Valley, not Scranton.

September 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in North Hampton, N.H., on Wednesday. (Kylie Cooper for The Washington Post)