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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Trump's Racist Attack on Somali Migrants Went Too Far -- Even for Trump Dec 04, 2025

SAN DIEGO — You have to hand it to President Donald Trump. His brutally racist comments about Somali immigrants managed to alarm and terrorize a group of people who — having survived warlords, famine, and marauding gangs — don't sca... Read More

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The Story of National Guard Shooting Doesn't Provide Any Easy Answers -- Only More Questions Dec 02, 2025

SAN DIEGO — It's been less than a week since the tragic shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers by an Afghan refugee in Washington D.C. and already many Americans are pretty far down the road in terms of casting blame and discerni... Read More

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Americans Don't Trust Each Other Nov 25, 2025

SAN DIEGO — With all due respect to baseball, the real national pastime is complaining. Oblivious to how soft and comfortable our lives are compared to those of millions of other people around the world, Americans love to gripe. Whether it's ha... Read More

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Why Trump Lost Latinos -- It's More Than Immigration Nov 20, 2025

SAN DIEGO — Democrats take Latino voters for granted. But Republicans must take us for fools. Burned by both parties, U.S. Latinos are political nomads who don't feel like we can let our guard down in our own country. In this land of the free,... Read More