Ruth Marcus (journalist)
Ruth Marcus | |
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Marcus in 2016 | |
| Born | Ruth Allyn Marcus May 15, 1958 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, political commentator |
| Employer(s) | The Washington Post NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Spouse | Jon Leibowitz |
| Children | 2 |
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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.