About Ruben Navarrette

Ruben Navarrette

Ruben Navarrette is a nationally syndicated columnist, writer of the Navarrette Nation newsletter at Substack, regular contributor to Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles, contributor to The Daily Beast (on the left) and Newsmax Magazine (on the right), feature writer for Latino Magazine, member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors, host of the podcast “Ruben In The Center,” regular contributor of video commentary to Omaha-based Straight Arrow News, author of “A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano” (Bantam), founder & CEO of “The Navarrette Sonic Podcast Network,” and communications coach specializing in personal brand development and the creation of media projects for individuals, companies and nonprofit organizations.

The Little Election That Wound Up Having a Big Impact Nov 06, 2025

SAN DIEGO — With elections, as with individuals, appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, Election Day 2025 appeared to be small and inconsequential. The national media were focused on a literal handful of races in this off-year election,... Read More

America Continues to Send Mixed Messages About Immigrants Nov 04, 2025

SAN DIEGO — America, make up your mind! When it comes to immigrants, your contradictions are big and loud and hard to square. Let's start with the big one: America is the land of immigrants, and yet it has never liked immigrants. Then there i... Read More

Democrats Can't Save Themselves, Let Alone America Oct 30, 2025

SAN DIEGO — Democrats are in crisis because they lost their way, gave up their bite and muddled their identity. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving bunch. The scoreboard doesn't tell the whole story. Low on points, Democrats appear t... Read More

California's Prop. 50 Will Just Create More Problems Oct 28, 2025

SAN DIEGO — In California, voters are accustomed to supporting lousy ballot initiatives because we believe the alternative to be much worse. But Prop. 50, a redistricting initiative that attempts to offset what Texas did recently when the Lone... Read More

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