Ruben Navarrette is a syndicated columnist with The Washington Post Writers Group, a contributor to The Daily Beast, a feature writer for Latino Magazine, a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors, host of the podcast “Ruben In The Center,” author of “A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano” (Bantam), founder & CEO of “The Navarrette Sonic Podcast Network,” and a communications coach specializing in personal brand development.
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GOP is dumber than a box of rocks on immigration
The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 were lifted on May 11, ending a public health policy that allowed authorities to turn away illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. border seeking asylum. Title 42 was put in place under former President Trump to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the border from Mexico.…
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Texas GOP denies responsibility for state’s fentanyl crisis
Texas has a Texas-sized fentanyl problem. In 2021 alone, nearly 71,000 Americans lost their lives from synthetic opioid overdoses. A substantial portion of this lethal supply infiltrates the U.S. via the Texas-Mexico border. While some Republicans advocate for military-style intervention against Mexico to curtail the inflow, Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette says this oversimplifies…
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RFK Jr. could hurt Biden’s chances in 2024
A member of the Kennedy dynasty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has entered the 2024 presidential race, promising to “heal the divide” in America. RFK Jr., an environmental lawyer known mostly for his crusade against vaccinations, isn’t someone to write off, according to Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette. He argues that RFK Jr. certainly has…
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Texas Republicans value guns more than its citizens
Texas lawmakers continue to expand Second Amendment rights despite the escalating gun violence across the state. Firearms-related deaths in the state are the highest they’ve been since the 1990s. Texas is also tied with California for the most mass shootings in 2023. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette says the lack of any effort to…
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I lean left but I’m not so sure President Biden does
Depending on who you ask, President Biden has wandered too far to the left or too far from the left. Now, as the 46th president of the United States embarks on a 2024 run, Biden is breaking with progressives on hot-button issues like crime, immigration, and oil drilling, and some on the left aren’t happy.…
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GOP accusing Democrats of racism with Clarence Thomas
After reporting revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had failed to disclose gifts and travel he’d received from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, Democrats were quick to criticize the Justice for a breach of ethics. According to a recent poll, the majority of Americans disapproved of Thomas’ failure to disclose the free trips. However, according…
May 2
America should celebrate radicals, not condemn them
The expulsion of Black Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson was meant to be a punishment for bringing “dishonor” to the state Capitol. Instead, it made political superstars out of the two men, who were voted out by the GOP-led legislature on April 6 for taking part in a gun control protest on…
Apr 25
DeSantis’ war on CRT and DEI is racist and pointless
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has earned a reputation as one of the GOP’s preeminent culture warriors. He introduced legislation to prohibit Florida’s public colleges and universities from teaching critical race theory and also pushed to cut funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at state schools. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette argues…
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You can support Second Amendment and want gun reform, too
Gun rights supporters have scored recent victories in courts in California and Texas related to handguns and the ability to carry guns in public. The Senate is currently battling over a legislative response to the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc v. Bruen. That ruling declared it was unconstitutional…
Apr 11
DeSantis is pushing ‘anti-wokeness’ to scare conservatives
“Woke.” You hear the word everywhere, but it means different things to different people. A recent USA Today poll shows just how divided Americans are on its true meaning. Some 56% believe the word describes someone who is aware of social injustice, while 39% say it means to be overly politically correct. Florida Gov. Ron…
Mar 31
Military action against cartels could risk new Mexican-American war
The rift between the U.S. and Mexico continues to widen. After four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico — with two being killed — Republicans in Congress called for American military action against Mexican drug cartels. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador fired back, demanding that “Mexico be respected.” Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette notes…
Mar 28
Republicans dishonestly tout Biden as soft on crime
Congress has the right to review and overturn all laws passed by Washington, D.C.’s local government. That’s what’s happening now with a new crime bill that would have eliminated mandatory minimum sentencing and updated the District’s criminal code. On Monday, Mar. 20, President Joe Biden blocked the bill that Republicans have criticized as weak on crime.…
Mar 21
Make police more accountable for their actions
The death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers reignited the calls for police reform in cities across the nation. In Baltimore and Boston, police departments are using cognitive behavioral theory-based training to help cops “exposed to trauma in the line of duty by teaching them to be aware of their…
Mar 14
Is Trump’s new DeSantis nickname ‘Meatball Ron’ racist?
Former President Donald Trump has a knack for nasty nicknames, as many of his rivals have learned the hard way. Now, the man who brought us “Lying Ted” and “Crooked Hillary” seems to be floating a new nickname for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Trump had been trying out “Ron DeSanctimonius” for a while. Then…
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