Ruth Marcus (journalist)

Ruth Marcus
Marcus in 2016
Born
Ruth Allyn Marcus

(1958-05-15) May 15, 1958
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Occupation(s)Journalist, political commentator
Employer(s)The Washington Post
NBCUniversal, Comcast
SpouseJon Leibowitz
Children2
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Ruth Allyn Marcus (born May 15, 1958) is an American political commentator and journalist. She worked for The Washington Post from 1984 to 2025, where she wrote an op-ed column and served as the Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the newspaper. In March 2007, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

Ideologically and politically, Marcus identifies as a liberal and as a Zionist. She is registered as an Independent.