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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The U.S. War Against Iran War Is Maddening -- For All Sides Apr 23, 2026

SAN DIEGO — The war against Iran ought to be rebranded, from Operation Epic Fury to "Mr. Trump's Wild Ride." President Donald Trump is winning the war militarily, but losing it diplomatically. I miss the old days when a president, if he wanted ... Read More

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If There Were a Hardship Olympics, Gen X Would Win All the Medals Apr 21, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Let's do some talkin' 'bout our generations. The Wall Street Journal started a conversation recently with an article that compared Baby Boomers and Millennials. The Journal asked: "Who's Had It Harder?" The inspiration likely came ... Read More

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Vance's Attack on the Pope Leaves Bruises -- On The Vice President Apr 16, 2026

SAN DIEGO — As a refugee from the Catholic Church, I confess to not knowing the Bible as well as I should. But I don't remember the part where the lost sheep rises up and bites the shepherd. Vice President JD Vance, who has been Catholic for a... Read More

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Trump's Holy War With the Holy Father May Be Tempting The Gods Apr 14, 2026

SAN DIEGO — And that, my fellow Americans, is why we can't have nice things. Because there is always going to be some vandal who tries to desecrate them. I keep thinking that a lot of what drives the friction between Pope Leo XIV and President ... Read More