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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View Video LibraryRuben 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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Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor, announced she’s running for president, challenging former President Trump for the GOP nomination. While some in the media are questioning why Haley is running, others within her own party believe she shouldn’t be ruled out. Haley is the first woman of color to run for the Republican nomination,…
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders campaigned on improving education and phasing out the state’s income tax. Yet one of her first acts since becoming governor was to sign an executive order banning state agencies from using the word Latinx. Some critics say Sanders is simply trying to score points by wading into identity politics, and…
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The disturbing videotaped beating death of Tyre Nichols has renewed the call for police reform legislation. Five Memphis police officers, all of whom were Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder. Nichols’ beating has sparked new conversations about the issue of race in law enforcement. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette, whose father…
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After easily winning his reelection last November, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he wasn’t going to run for president in 2024, even if President Biden decides not to run. In fact, during a phone call on Election Day, Newsom said he assured Biden he was fully on board if the president planned to run again. But…
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Over the course of four days and 15 ballots, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., won the race for House speaker. It will take some time to determine whether the concessions, promises and compromises he made will embolden the California Republican or ultimately undermine his efforts to be an effective leader. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette believes…
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Title 42 is the immigration policy put in place during the Trump administration to curb the spread of the virus. It allows authorities to send illegal migrants back over the border without the chance to file for asylum. Despite campaigning on a promise to end the policy – President Biden has kept Title 42 in…
Jan 17
A Californian’s apology for the Texas immigration crisis
As President Biden visited the Texas border town of El Paso last Sunday, the Republican governor of the Lone Star State, Greg Abbott, accused the president of “avoiding sites where mass immigration occurs” and arriving “two years too late.” Others in the GOP are employing a more diplomatic tone. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is leading…
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The average age of people who get their news from broadcast or cable television networks is over 60 and only going higher. The vast majority of young people get their news from social media and have never even read a newspaper. Mainstream news sources are withering, leaving an increasingly divided news landscape where people can’t…
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The incompetent Texas Rangers failed us in Uvalde
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Nov 22
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Final results of the 2022 midterm elections are still being tabulated, but two points are clear: the Latino vote stayed with Democrats and the incumbent president’s party lost the fewest seats since 2006. 64% of Latino voters supported Democrat House candidates while 33% reported voting for House Republican candidates. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette believes…
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