Marc Fisher

Washington, D.C.

Associate editor and columnist focusing on Washington and its suburbs

Education: Princeton University, AB in history, 1980

Marc Fisher, an associate editor of The Washington Post, writes a column on Washington – the city, its suburbs, and the people and issues of big-city America. Fisher moved to Opinions in 2024 after 37 years as a reporter and editor across various news sections at The Post, most recently focusing on Donald Trump (Fisher was co-author of "Trump Revealed: The Definitive Biography of the 45th President") and major breaking-news events. He previously created and led the Metro staff's enterprise reporting group, spent a decade as local columnist and blogger, served as the paper's special reports e
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With ranked choice voting, good government brings a bad idea to D.C.

The idea behind ranked-choice voting is admirable. But the system is too complicated for many voters.

September 11, 2024
Voters are seen at a polling place in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on June 11. (Sam Wolfe for The Washington Post)

A new way to treat customers? Annoy them until they go away.

To keep loiterers away, stores bombard passersby with annoying messages and ‘anti-vagrancy music.’ They end up annoying everyone.

September 4, 2024

Masked protesters, kids’ unmasked book picks: When is anonymity okay?

It’s good for whistleblowers, bad for protesters, good at the library, bad on campus.

August 28, 2024
University of Virginia students wear masks during a pro-Palestinian campus protest on May 4. (Justin Ide for The Washington Post)

Trayon White is no Marion Barry. He’s out of step with D.C.

Bribery charges against the council member will strike some as tragic, others as predictable.

August 20, 2024
D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. helps hand out food to Ward 8 families during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

A different kind of remote work: Two jobs, two checks, one mess

Caroline Lian worked two full-time gigs at the same time by juggling remote and in-person days.

August 13, 2024
D.C.'s municipal Wilson Building in 2022. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post)

A D.C. drug lord says he’s back, better than ever. Hold the cheers.

Rayful Edmond’s release from prison after 35 years rekindles questions about the damage he did to D.C. and the limits of redemption.

August 7, 2024
Rhonda Johnson makes a statement in D.C. on June 13, 2019, during a hearing on whether drug lord Rayful Edmond deserved a reduced sentence. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)

Those cheap airfares come with a huge cost

Flights are full, which makes rebooking after delays and cancellations harder than ever.

August 1, 2024
Passengers are seen waiting at Reagan National Airport on July 19 as technical issues grounded many flights. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post)

Why Southwest’s seating switcheroo is un-American

The move spurns egalitarianism and pushes the idea that only the affluent deserve decent service.

July 31, 2024
Travelers line up to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Love Field in Dallas on July 25. (LM Otero/AP)

The misery of airline travel might be our fault

Airline travel is increasingly exasperating. Any blip, whether it’s a weather event or a technical problem, leads to cascading days of delays and cancellations. Why does it all seem so fragile? Charles Lane, Catherine Rampell and Marc Fisher discuss the economics of flying and how customers might be helping drive a race to the bottom.

July 30, 2024

Larry noodged me for four decades. I’m glad he did.

Larry Rosen’s D.C. pharmacy burned in the ’68 riots. He never got over it, becoming an enduring voice for victims of the violence.

July 24, 2024
Larry Rosen, then 94, sits for a portrait at Bethany House in Rockville on March 2, 2018. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)