# Jennifer Rubin

> Jennifer Rubin is a political commentator, author, and editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, the Substack publication she co-founded with attorney Norm Eisen in January 2025 after resigning from The Washington Post. A former labor lawyer who graduated first in her class at UC Berkeley Law, she spent years as the Post's resident conservative voice writing the 'Right Turn' column before breaking sharply with the Republican Party over Donald Trump and registering as a Democrat in 2020. Today she writes daily commentary in defense of democracy and is an MSNBC contributor.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at The Contrarian
- **Organizations:** The Contrarian, MSNBC, The Washington Post (former), Commentary (former), The Weekly Standard (former)
- **From:** New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, History, University of California, Berkeley, Juris Doctor (finished first in her class), UC Berkeley School of Law
- **Known for:** Graduated first in her class at UC Berkeley School of Law, Built one of the most-read opinion blogs at The Washington Post with 'Right Turn', Author of 'Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump' (2021)

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Practiced labor and employment law in Los Angeles, working with Hollywood studios
- **2005** — Moved to Northern Virginia and began freelance opinion writing
- **2005-2010** — Contributed columns to The Weekly Standard and Commentary magazine
- **2010** — Joined The Washington Post as opinion columnist, launching the 'Right Turn' blog
- **2011** — Named to The Jewish Daily Forward's '50 Most Influential American Jews' list
- **2020** — Dropped 'conservative' from her professional identity and registered as a Democrat
- **2021** — Published 'Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump'
- **2025** — Resigned from The Washington Post and co-founded The Contrarian with Norm Eisen

## Achievements

- Graduated first in her class at UC Berkeley School of Law
- Built one of the most-read opinion blogs at The Washington Post with 'Right Turn'
- Author of 'Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump' (2021)
- Named to The Jewish Daily Forward's '50 Most Influential American Jews' (2011)
- MSNBC political contributor
- Co-founded The Contrarian, a fully independent Substack newsroom, in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Resigned from The Washington Post and launched The Contrarian on Substack with Norm Eisen, tagline 'Not owned by anybody.'
- **2026-05** — The Contrarian remains active with daily columns, podcasts, a YouTube channel, and video, publishing on Substack and Bluesky.

## Links

- Website: https://www.contrariannews.org/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JRubinBlogger
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jenrubin.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-06-02