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Name Elizabeth Bruenig

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB Born in December 1990. As of 2025, she is around 35 years old.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Elizabeth Bruenig is an American journalist who currently works for the Washington Post. A self-identified Catholic leftist, she frequently writes about religion, ethics, politics, poverty, and culture.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Elizabeth H. Bruenig (maiden name Elizabeth Stoker) was born in December 1990 in Arlington, Texas. Along with her older brother, John, she was raised in a religious household with right-wing values by parents, Warren and Kellie.
At 23-years-old, Elizabeth made the decision to convert to Catholicism despite growing up in the Methodist church. Her decision came after a series of events, but she credits the main influence to Augustine’s “Confessions.”
In 2014, Elizabeth married popular blogger, analyst, commentator and lawyer Matt Bruenig, who is commonly known for his socialist views.
The couple now lives in Washington D.C. with their young daughter, Jane.

Early Life :

In a candid article written for Ethika Politika, Elizabeth reveals that her family lived in Connecticut for one year when she was 10-years-old, but moved back to Texas because her brother was being bullied to the point of planning suicide.
Coming from a close-knit family, she describes agonizing years of growing up with elder brother John while he was suffering from severe depression.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Listing her hobbies as “drudgery,” “busywork,” and “slogging,” Elizabeth was on the debate team at James Martin High School.
Elizabeth earned a B.A. in English and sociology, with a minor in Near Eastern and Judaic studies from Brandeis University. While there, she wrote for the school newspaper, The Justice.
Upon graduating, she was awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at any school in the United Kingdom. She chose the University of Cambridge, and earned her Master of Philosophy in Christian theology in 2014.
After receiving her master’s degree, she became a Ph.D. candidate in religion at Brown University, but began working full-time before completing the program.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

Only in her twenties, Elizabeth has already created a respectable resume. Her writing has been featured in publications like The Atlantic, The National, Salon, The American Conservative, Jacobin and Dissent, the Boston Review; and the LA Review of Books.
In 2015, Elizabeth joined the New Republic as a staff writer. A year later, she left to work for The Washington Post as an assistant editor of their Outlook/Post Everything section.
A year after that, Elizabeth became a writer and editor for the Opinion section, and currently remains in this position.
When Elizabeth was a sophomore in high school, fellow student Amber Wyatt accused two of their schoolmates of rape and was then outcast by the community for doing so.
Haunted by the story for over a decade, Elizabeth wrote an article about the incident in September 2018 that immediately went viral and was picked up by news outlets around the country.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

In her first semester as an undergraduate, Elizabeth founded the Brandeis: Be Our Guest program, which allows students to donate their meal plan guest meals to a local shelter for the homeless.
Showing early signs of success, Elizabeth won a statewide essay contest while a junior in high school.
Aside from writing, she loves jokes, gardening and birds.