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.

Americans Have a Lot to Be Outraged About -- The Word 'Nazis' Is Not on the List Feb 19, 2026

SAN DIEGO — As a storyteller, I remember to begin with a tale. In August 2005, I spoke to a group of retirees in their 70s and 80s. Those were whippersnappers compared to Julie, a 100-year-old woman who approached me. Julie wanted me to know t... Read More

Jackson Was a Complicated and Controversial Figure, but Also Hugely Consequential Feb 17, 2026

SAN DIEGO — What I remember about the one time I met the Rev. Jesse Jackson is how it turned into a multilingual affair. It was 1994, and I was co-hosting a nightly 9 p.m. to midnight talk show for ABC radio in Los Angeles. My co-host, Tavis S... Read More

The Washington Post Missed The Digital Revolution -- Now It's Facing the Guillotine Feb 12, 2026

SAN DIEGO — My wife is the brains of the operation, and so it's rare that she asks a question with an obvious answer. "Why did they lay off so many people at The Washington Post?" she asked recently. I worked for the Post for 24 years as part ... Read More

Bad Bunny Promoted Love and Unity -- MAGA Slapped Back With Hate and Racism Feb 10, 2026

Introducing the Bad Bunny backlash. On Super Bowl Sunday, the real losers were the estimated five million Americans who were so sheltered, so entitled and so used to getting their way that they fled the halftime show and went to YouTube for a whole l... Read More

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