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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What Do Democrats Want? They Have No Idea Aug 13, 2026

SAN DIEGO — There is a lot that Democrats don't know. They don't know who to be, or how to act. They don't know which policies to support or oppose. They don't how to woo voters and win elections. And they don't know what they want, or how to b... Read More

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Iran is Teaching Trump a Painful Version of the Art of the Deal Aug 11, 2026

SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump didn't want to be compared to one failed president, and so he wound up following in the footsteps of another. That makes Trump the biggest failure of all. Two months ago, concerned about "economic catastrophe"... Read More

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How At Least Some Democrats Stopped Fearing The Word 'Socialist' -- And Started Winning Aug 06, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Who's afraid of the big, bad word? If that word happens to be "socialist" or "socialism," the answer seems to be fewer and fewer Americans. Demographic profiles count for a lot. If you're white, conservative and over the age of 50,... Read More

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In the Governor's Race, Californians Are Searching for a Great Leader, but That Option Might Not Be on the Menu Aug 04, 2026

SAN DIEGO — As spelled out by former President Thomas Jefferson in our republic, all men are created equal. All states, not so much. Conservatives like to say that the Kremlin on the Coast is in decline. But to paraphrase Mark Twain — a ... Read More