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.

Without the Guest of Honor, Father's Day Hits Different Jun 18, 2026

SAN DIEGO — There is a saying among Vietnam War veterans that goes something like this: If you were there, no one has to tell you what it was like. If you weren't there, there's nothing anyone can tell you to make you understand what it was lik... Read More

Cesar Chavez Had an Accomplice -- It's Time to Cancel Dolores Huerta Jun 16, 2026

SAN DIEGO — You remember that book you started but didn't finish? Or the home project you began but never wrapped up? You moved on. But there was this nagging sense of unfinished business. That's how I felt when I read a devastating article in ... Read More

Graduates, Your Degree is Worthless -- Without These Valuable Life Skills Jun 11, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Commencement season transports me back two decades to a graduation speech I was honored to give at a university in my native Central California. And, as the dad of three young humans — ages 21, 19, and 16 — this time of... Read More

GOP Becomes Party of Victims, Conspiracy Theorists and Sore Losers Jun 09, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Republicans need a new mascot that is more in sync with their current vibe. Like a crying baby. Instead of competing with Democrats for beer-drinking blue-collar voters, Republicans could corner the market on Americans who prefer wh... Read More

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