Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Freelancer; student, University of Rochester

Lyle Jeremy Rubin is a PhD student in American History at the University of Rochester whose writing has appeared in Dissent magazine and The Nation. He served five years in the United States Marine Corps.

Written by Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Bronze statue of soldiers raising the US flag in snow with a clear grey sky, photo taken from below showing snowy steps.

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Biography and memoir

A conscientious objector

Jacob Bridge is a popular lieutenant in the US Marines who woke up one day with an urgent need to leave the military. Why?

Lyle Jeremy Rubin

A soldier in camouflage gear walking through dense foliage with sunlight streaming through the trees.

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Fairness and equality

A return to seriousness

Back from Afghanistan, a former Marine bears witness to the estrangement of the home front

Lyle Jeremy Rubin