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.

Democrats Need to Stop Getting In Their Own Way Sep 01, 2026

SAN DIEGO — It's like we're trying to lose. That's how a friend put it to me over dinner recently. By "we," she meant her fellow Democrats. She's a loyal member of the blue team, who has probably never voted for a Republican in her life. And a... Read More

Bill Clinton Is the Father of the Immigration Enforcement Debacle Aug 27, 2026

SAN DIEGO — This month, former president Bill Clinton celebrated his 80th birthday. I have the perfect gift. It's a reckoning. Clinton is the ultimate political escape artist. In fact, there's an old joke that became popular in the late 1990'... Read More

Win, Lose or Draw, I Have No Regrets Over Supporting the Iran War Aug 25, 2026

SAN DIEGO — A lot of politicians hate it when someone reminds them of a position they used to have but no longer do. Columnists can't be so sensitive. Take it from someone who has published more than 3 million words: It's flattering when someo... Read More

The Curse of the California Governor's Race Continues Aug 18, 2026

SAN DIEGO — In politics, biography is destiny. It can also be deceiving. Just look at the California gubernatorial race. During the primary, I described the whole affair as "cursed." In May, New York Magazine called the race "an unholy mess." ... Read More

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