Dave Rubin
Dave Rubin | ||||||||||
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television personality, YouTube personality | ||||||||||
Years active | 1998–present | |||||||||
Known for | The Rubin Report | |||||||||
Political party | Republican (since 2022) | |||||||||
Spouse |
David Janet (m. 2015) | |||||||||
Children | 2 | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Channel | ||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1.95 million[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 745 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: May 23, 2022 |
David Joshua Rubin (born June 26, 1976) is an American
Rubin originally considered himself to be a
Early life
Rubin was born on June 26, 1976, in
Career
Comedy
In 1998, Rubin started his career in comedy doing stand-up and attending open-mics in New York City. In 1999, he became an intern at
In 2000, Rubin continued his career at the New York City–based
In 2002, he co-founded several New York City–based comedy clubs, including
He was the host of two
Political commentary
While a part of Sirius XM, Rubin created his own account on YouTube called "Rubin Report" in early September 2012. In January 2013, Rubin joined The Young Turks, where he hosted the show The Rubin Report.[18] He moved from New York City to Los Angeles, California.[19]
On March 1, 2015, The Young Turks YouTube channel announced that Rubin would be moving to the media company RYOT. Shortly after, Larry King's Ora TV picked up the show which debuted on September 9, 2015.[20] He left Ora TV in 2016, opting to run The Rubin Report independently.[21] The Rubin Report has an affiliation with the libertarian Institute for Humane Studies, a Koch family foundations–funded organization which sponsors an episode of his show per month.[22][23][24]
Rubin frequently appears as a speaker at events hosted by
In December 2021, Rubin sold his Los Angeles house and announced that he was moving to
The Rubin Report
In 2015, Rubin launched The Rubin Report.[36] On his show, Rubin interviews and speaks with journalists, activists, authors, comedians, and professors. Topics discussed on his show include freedom of speech, political correctness, foreign policy, and religion.[37] Guests on his show have included Sam Harris, Ben Shapiro, Larry Elder, Steven Crowder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Douglas Murray, John McCain, and others.[37][38] Rubin has also hosted more controversial figures on his show, including Lauren Southern, Mike Cernovich, and Milo Yiannopoulos.[39][40]
Until late 2018, Rubin's show received much of its funding through
Political views
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Conservatism in the United States |
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Political ideology
Rubin used to be a Progressive. However, he began to distance himself from progressivism after several incidents. One of these was a disagreement with his The Young Turks colleague Cenk Uygur. In his book Don't Burn This Book, Rubin recalled how he became frustrated with Uygur when "Uygur described Webb—who’s black but questions the narrative that America is a white-supremacist nation—as an 'Uncle Tom of the conservative movement,' adding he’d betrayed his African American roots in order to succeed in 'white society'.”[48]
Rubin also stated that he was alarmed by an interview neuroscientist and author Sam Harris on Bill Maher's Real Time with Bill Maher. Harris was booked for an interview with Maher, and was not supposed to converse with other guests. Ben Affleck was also on the show, and after Harris "made the reasonable distinction between criticizing people and ideas, including religious beliefs",[49] a disagreement ensued between Harris, Maher, and Affleck. Rubin recounted that, "Before anyone had time to draw breath, an agitated Affleck jumped in. But instead of contributing to the conversation like a grown-up, he [Affleck] basically shouted Harris and Maher down and called them racists[.]"[49]
Additionally, Rubin also disliked the left's response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting for what he saw as rationalization for the attack by criticizing the magazine for publishing images depicting Muhammad while failing to defend their right to free speech.[50]
Rubin initially described himself as a
In a 2017 interview with
Candidates and elections
Rubin voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election and 2012 United States presidential election.[58] Rubin also voted for Bill Clinton.[56]
Ahead of the
In 2023, Rubin endorsed Ron DeSantis' bid in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[64]
Identity politics
Rubin is opposed to identity politics. In a 2019 interview with Sky News, he stated, "Whether you're gay or straight or black or white or female or trans, those things are actually completely irrelevant other than your thoughts; your thoughts and actions are what matters."[65] He has also stated that "the left is obsessed with the color of your skin" and that there is presently "no significant racism in the United States."[66]
Gender and sexuality
Rubin is gay and supports
His
Law enforcement
In 2022, Rubin criticized
Israel
Rubin is a supporter of Israel. While still part of the progressive Young Turks network, Rubin believed that the network "whitewashed crucial details" about the conduct of Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War.[77] In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Rubin stated, "The future of the [Democratic Party] seems to be this radical socialist base that believes for one group to succeed, another has to fail." He went on to state that this is why progressive Democrats like Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Linda Sarsour (who he thinks are "true antisemites") have an anti-Israel and anti-Jewish view.[10]
Rubin stated in an interview with Alan Mendoza on J-TV, "First off, this idea … that anti-Zionism somehow is not antisemitism is crazy." Rubin went on to say that there are many Christian- and Muslim-majority countries and that "there's one tiny Jewish country again with … seven million people or so, twenty percent of whom … are Arab and have […] the exact same rights as the Israelis. Not to say there aren't some problems in Israel. Of course, there are. But … it is by far the most tolerant society in the entire Middle East."[78]
Shortly after the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell, Rubin tweeted, "Here’s hoping that AOC, Rashida and Ilhan join Aaron Bushnell in his brave protest!"[79]
Intellectual dark web
Rubin is a member of the intellectual dark web, an informal group which speaks out against political correctness, cancel culture and identity politics.[23][80] Other members of the group include Eric Weinstein, Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro.[80]
In 2021, Rubin described a growing ideological split among the early IDW, saying of Bari Weiss, Sam Harris, and Bret Weinstein that:
They've made what to me seems to be a very obvious fatal mistake, that you can use any of the tools of Liberalism — of open inquiry, freedom of speech, respect for your fellow human beings, individual rights — that you can use any of these things to rationalise with the monster that is coming to burn your house down. And that's why we've seen in effect the liberals have no defence over this, which is why all the liberal institutions are crumbling.[81]
Criticism
Prior to Rubin's shift to conservative politics, critics have accused Rubin of providing a platform for individuals considered political extremists, such as self-described
A 2018 report from Data & Society described Rubin as part of a network on YouTube that amplified far-right politics.[52][57][83] The report cited as an example an interview that Rubin conducted with Stefan Molyneux in which Rubin asked Molyneux to elaborate on his views that races have different average IQ test results and that these differences are genetic.[84] The report held that Rubin did not challenge Molyneux in any substantial way, concluding, "By letting him speak without providing a legitimate and robust counterargument, Rubin provides a free platform for white supremacist ideology on his channel."[83][84] In response to the report, Rubin tweeted, "wanna explain to me how gay married, pro choice, pro-pot, against death penalty, for reforming prisons/drug sentencing, is part of reactionary right?" and "(As you and rest of mainstream slide into irrelevancy you did get the 'underestimated forces' part right, though.)".[57]
According to Anthony Fisher, a journalist at The Daily Beast, Rubin has implied or stated that Paul Joseph Watson, Stefan Molyneux and Mike Cernovich are part of "a new political center" and, in a 2016 livestream, said "the alt-right as a shitposting, fun, call out the bullshit, mock-the-power thing is amazing", adding that "there's nothing funny coming out on the left now".[21]
Sam Harris, a former friend and guest on Rubin show, has criticized Rubin for not devoting enough of his show to criticizing Trumpism.[21][85] Harris claimed that Rubin had been "captured" by his audience.[85]
Personal life
Rubin publicly
He once described himself as an
In 2021, Rubin announced his intention to relocate from Los Angeles to Florida and moved to the greater Miami area.[94][95]
Bibliography
- Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason (2020). McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-77107349-6.
- Don't Burn This Country: Surviving and Thriving in Our Woke Dystopia (2022). Sentinel. ISBN 978-0-59333214-6.
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- ^ Critical Thinking, Atheism, and Faith Time stamp; 12:38 – 13:05
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- ^ "'See you soon, Gov. Ron DeSantis': YouTuber Dave Rubin moving to Florida". December 13, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Dave Rubin at IMDb