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 Englishman Who Wants to Remake California Oct 08, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Is Steve Hilton trying to lead California, or colonize it? The Republican running for governor of the nation's most multicultural state wants to transform California. He envisions a monocultural, English-only state with fewer immigr... Read More

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Cornell Rape Scandal Is a Teaching Moment -- For All of Us Oct 06, 2026

SAN DIEGO — Cornell University obviously doesn't offer students a course on how to make good decisions. Because based on what we know about an alleged gang rape of a young woman in the fall of 2024 by members of a fraternity on the Ivy League c... Read More

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The California Gubernatorial Candidates Had a Debate -- Both Lost. Oct 01, 2026

SAN DIEGO — This week's California gubernatorial debate on CNN wasn't just dreadful. At times, it was downright painful. As a native of the Golden State, I have to ask: With 33 days until the Nov. 3 election, is it too late to consider more ap... Read More

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Newsom Plays Hamlet: To Run or Not to Run -- Such a Good Question Sep 28, 2026

SAN DIEGO — What's going on with Gavin Newsom? Earlier this month, in a conversation with CNN's Jake Tapper that took place in a freezing-cold river in Montana where the two regular guys were supposedly fly-fishing, the 58-year-old California ... Read More