Ruth Marcus (journalist) explained

Ruth Marcus
Birth Name:Ruth Allyn Marcus
Birth Date:15 May 1958
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:Yale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Footnotes:[1]
Occupation:Journalist, political commentator
Employer:The Washington Post
NBCUniversal, Comcast
Spouse:Jon Leibowitz
Children:2

Ruth Allyn Marcus (born May 15, 1958)[2] [3] is an American political commentator and journalist who writes an op-ed column for The Washington Post and serves as the Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the newspaper. In March 2007, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.[4]

Ideologically and politically, Marcus identifies as a liberal and as a Zionist.[5] She is registered as an Independent.

Early life and education

Marcus was born in Philadelphia in 1958 and grew up in a Jewish family in Livingston, New Jersey.[6] Both her parents were pharmacists. She attended school in Livingston with and has remained a close friend of fellow columnist Mona Charen.[7] She studied at Yale University where she wrote for the college newspaper. After receiving her B.A. degree, Marcus wrote for the National Law Journal, before attending Harvard Law School, from which she received her J.D. degree in 1984.

Career

The Washington Post

Marcus began writing for The Washington Post while still in law school, and formally joined the paper after graduation.

From her Washington Post biography:

Works

Personal life

Marcus is married to former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, a Democrat.[8] The couple have two daughters, Emma and Julia.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-08 . Ruth Marcus résumé.
  2. http://worldcat.org/identities/np-marcus,%20ruth%20allyn$1958 Marcus, Ruth Allyn 1958
  3. Web site: BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Ruth Marcus, Washington Post deputy editorial page editor/columnist . Daniel Lippman . May 15, 2018 . Politico . 15 November 2018 .
  4. "Ruth Marcus", The Washington Post Writers Group. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 16 February 2012.
  5. News: Marcus . Ruth . Opinion A top U.N. court's ruling on Israel and Gaza is a perversion of justice . 28 Jan 2024 . The Washington Post . 26 Jan 2024.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205044158/http://www.jwi.org/page.aspx?pid=1545 Jewish Women International: "Ruth Marcus - Writing Columns About the Personal and the Political" by Susan Josephs
  7. http://www.c-span.org/video/?193124-1/qa-mona-charen-ruth-marcus Mona Charen and Ruth Marcus
  8. News: Gloria Cain, the human political prop . Ruth . Marcus . The Washington Post . December 5, 2011 .
  9. Web site: Nominations to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission. www.congress.gov. 2016-08-06. 2016-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822004319/https://www.congress.gov/112/chrg/shrg74999/CHRG-112shrg74999.htm. dead.