Ruth Marcus

Washington, D.C.

Deputy editorial page editor overseeing signed opinion content and writing on domestic politics and policy Education: Yale College; Harvard Law School Ruth Marcus is deputy editorial page editor for The Post. She also writes a weekly column. Marcus has been with The Post since 1984. She joined the national staff in 1986, covering campaign finance, the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the White House. From 1999 through 2002, she served as deputy national editor, supervising reporters who covered money and politics, Congress, the Supreme Court and other national issues. She joined the editorial board in 2003 and began writing a regular column in 2006. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2007. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Jon Leibowitz, their two daughters and the world’s cutest dog. Honors & Awards:

Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for commentary, 2007

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Latest from Ruth Marcus

Opinion

Trump’s attacks on the press were bad. What this federal judge did was worse.

Laurence H. Silberman used an obscure defamation case to try to undermine a key case in the bulwark of press freedom.

Mar 21, 2021

Opinion

Kill the filibuster — and reap what you sow

A return to GOP control is inevitable, and the damage they could do is immense.

Mar 19, 2021

Opinion

If the GOP won’t cooperate down the line, it won’t be the relief plan’s fault

Going it alone on covid relief was an easy call for Democrats. Now, the partisan moves get trickier.

Mar 12, 2021

Opinion

‘I didn’t realize’ may be Cuomo’s best defense, but it’s a weak and offensive one

The governor wasn’t being obtuse; he thought he was being clever.

Mar 5, 2021

Opinion

Nearly 30 years after Anita Hill, what have we learned?

The accusations against Andrew Cuomo are all too familiar, but the response is new.

Mar 2, 2021

Opinion

With voting rights already under attack, the Supreme Court could deal another big blow

A looming case may reveal the strength, or weakness, of defenses against discrimination.

Feb 26, 2021

Opinion

McConnell and McCarthy are playing different games with Trump. They might both win.

The two Republican leaders share a common goal — regaining control of their chambers in 2022.

Feb 19, 2021

Opinion

Senate Republicans, suffering from Mar-a-Lago syndrome, voted their fears

Out of office, even off Twitter, Donald Trump retains the power to destroy GOP careers.

Feb 13, 2021

Opinion

Trump’s impeachment lawyers had a weak case, argued badly

Their arguments were dishonest and disingenuous, wrong on the law, the facts and basic logic.

Feb 13, 2021

Opinion

You probably haven’t heard of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That’s going to change.

She’s a Black woman who may soon be just one promotion away from the Supreme Court.

Feb 5, 2021

About Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus is deputy editorial page editor for The Post. She also writes a weekly column. Marcus has been with The Post since 1984. She joined the national staff in 1986, covering campaign finance, the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the White House. From 1999 through 2002, she served as deputy national editor, supervising reporters who covered money and politics, Congress, the Supreme Court and other national issues. She joined the editorial board in 2003 and began writing a regular column in 2006. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2007. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Jon Leibowitz, their two daughters and the world’s cutest dog.