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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It's Game Time, America -- and Bad Bunny Is One Bad Hombre Feb 05, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Jeffersonian patriots are bloodied but unbowed as they fight back against the Mad King's violent but futile attempts to reverse demographics, restore the cultural relevance of white people, and make America into the 1950's again. Ta... Read More

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ICE Thinks It Can Purge America of Immigrants, but Demographics Would Like a Word Feb 03, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Is the siege of Minneapolis really drawing down now that there is a new sheriff in town? You can't be serious. Personnel changes driven by public relations are usually symbolic and cosmetic, especially when the person setting the ... Read More

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An Unpleasant Lesson From Minnesota: Law Enforcement Officers Are Expert Liars Jan 29, 2026

SAN DIEGO — As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Border Patrol officers tried to skirt accountability for the murders of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital, and Renee Good, a mother of three, ... Read More

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Bovino Is a Failed Leader -- But Also the Fall Guy for Immigration Debacle Jan 27, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Now that Gregory Bovino has been jackbooted from his position as U.S. Border Patrol "commander at large" — and unceremoniously demoted back to his former job as sector chief in El Centro, Calif. — it's tempting to breath... Read More