Ruth Marcus is leaving the Washington Post.
What a loss. What a loss.
Marcus is one of the many liberal columnists at the Post who are upset at Jeff Bezos’ decision to move the paper’s Opinion Page in a more liberty-friendly direction, promoting free market ideas and personal liberty rather than the soft-socialism usually found on the pages of the Post.
In one way I applaud Marcus for taking a stand for principle; in another, I am inclined to roll my eyes. As a 66-year-old she is a spring chicken by Washington standards, hardly eligible by age to become a junior Senator. Her mental decline has not begun, and her income potential is likely enhanced by taking a cost-free stand for principle.
Still, her gig as Deputy Editorial Page Editor at one of the most prestigious, if declining, newspapers was a really nice gig that most journalists would happily give…
