Noah Rothman


Noah Christopher Rothman is an American editor, political commentator and author. He serves as the online editor of Commentary.

Early life

Rothman was born in 1981 and grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where he started acting in stage productions when he was 7 years old. He performed in over 30 high school and repertory theater group productions by the time he graduated from Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township, New Jersey, in 2000. He attended Drew University on a performing arts scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Studies in 2004. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University in 2010. He is Jewish.

Career

Radio

Rothman joined WABC in New York City in 2002 and became a research analyst and producer for The John Batchelor Show. In 2003, he created and hosted The Freakin' Radio Show on WSNR. He interned for The Opie and Anthony Show on XM Satellite Radio in 2004–2005 and played a regular character on the show.

Web series

Rothman acted in two web series. He played the character Slipknot in an episode of The Scene in 2006. In 2009, he played lead character Zeke Oros in Issues: The Series.

Blogger and editor

Rothman joined Campaigns and Elections magazine in 2010 as an editor. He moved to Ology.com in 2011 as a political news editor, and then on to Mediaite as a writer in 2012. He joined the political blog Hot Air in 2014, replacing Erika Johnsen when she left to pursue a law degree. Rothman left Hot Air to become the assistant online editor of Commentary magazine in 2015.

Honors

In 2019, Rothman received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award from The School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.

Personal life

Rothman married Jaryn Arnold in 2013. They have two children.