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.

Reading Time is Not Over, But We Need to End the Stigma for Those Who Struggle With It Jul 16, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Here is something you didn't need a library card to figure out. Americans read fewer books than we used to, and the books that we do read are shorter. We spend less time in bookstores and more time on electronic devices. And instea... Read More

Lindsey Graham's Legacy: It's Complicated Jul 14, 2026

SAN DIEGO — If you've ever written a eulogy, you already know that human beings are complicated. At the end of the ride, we'll be proud of some of the things we've done but regret others. You take the good with the bad. Most people don't want t... Read More

Latest ICE Killing Reminds Us That Crackdown Continues Jul 09, 2026

SAN DIEGO — It's hunting season again. That phrasing doesn't sound right. It suggests that the hunting stopped for a while, and now it has picked up again. The hunt never stopped. It just became quieter and less conspicuous. The hunters got wi... Read More

Mexico's World Cup Magic Act Allows Mexican Americans to Reconnect with the Motherland Jul 07, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Being Mexican American means never having to say 'thank you' ... to Mexico. It's been that way for 178 years, ever since the end of the U.S.-Mexican War. That skirmish — which was meant to cover up a land grab — lasted f... Read More

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