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

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)

Adam Kinzinger set the standard. Where are the rest?

The Republicans who refuse to endorse Trump cannot sit on the sidelines ignoring Harris.

August 30, 2024
Adam Kinzinger, who once represented Illinois in the U.S. House as a Republican, speaks Aug. 22 at the Democratic National Convention. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)

How Kamala Harris can improve on Biden’s White House

On personnel, policy and communications strategy, Harris has the opportunity to do Biden one better.

August 29, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage in Chicago during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

How long will Trump’s MAGA legacy linger? I answered your questions.

Jennifer Rubin’s chat started at 12 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 28. Read the transcript.

August 28, 2024

Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade

Free trade and legal immigration can grow the economy.

August 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)