About Ruben Navarrette

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.

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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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Reconnecting With Old Friends at 40th High School Reunion Oct 23, 2025

SAN DIEGO — I recently attended my 40th high school reunion which, as expected, left me feeling "happy-sad." You get the joy of stepping back in time and spending a few hours reminiscing with old friends — some of whom you've known since... Read More

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Trump's MAGA Movement Can't Quit Racial Politics Oct 21, 2025

SAN DIEGO — Try not to look too surprised when I say this, but President Donald Trump is hung up on race. And the condition is not limited to just one person. The old proverb dictates that "the fish rots from the head." So it is that — ... Read More

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Peace in the Middle East Remains an Illusion, No Matter What Trump Says Oct 16, 2025

SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump is part politician and part magician. A master illusionist, Trump doesn't merely live in his own reality. He creates a whole new reality and then forces the rest of us to live in it with him. Like a used car s... Read More