Ruben Navarrette
West Central Tribune
San Diego, CA, United States
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Ruben Navarrette: Sen. Feinstein ignored Latinos — which, coming from California, is hard to do
From the commentary: Besides, the Republican brand is toxic with Hispanics because of the GOP's fearmongering over immigration. Still, Hispanics had the right to expect some loyalty from Feinstein in return. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Haley invites Americans to think beyond Black and White
From the commentary: Americans need to have that talk. Now, thanks to Nikki Haley, we have the chance to kick it off. Let's get started. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Mexican Americans are not seeking reparations. That doesn't mean it is no deserved, too
From the commentary: So California, if you're planning to settle up with other groups, you should at least acknowledge that Mexican Americans also have a claim — even if we don't pursue it. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: There was no red wave in the midterms. But that doesn't give Biden a green light for 2024
From the commentary: Voters are not saluting the idea that Joe Biden should be the Democratic nominee in 2024. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: The real Texas Rangers have shown they have no honor. Remove name from baseball.
From the commentary: The Uvalde massacre was a test for the Texas Rangers, and they failed miserably. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: In many ways, Club Q hero Rich Fierro embodies the spirit of U.S. Latinos
From the commentary: Latinos needed a feel-good story, and we've been waiting for a hero we can be proud of. ... Rich Fierro is the one. His bravery helps the nation see who we really are and what we bring to the party. The story of Latinos in the United States must be told — in full. In a bloodstained crime scene at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, an inspiring chapter was written. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Latinos have the right to support either party they want — though neither treats them well
From the commentary: From all the reporting I've done about the Latino vote over the past three decades, along with the experience I've had for nearly 40 years as a Latino voter, there are a handful of factors that determine whether Latinos — who tend to register Democratic by 2 to 1— are at least open to voting for a Republican. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Fueled by envy, Trump unleashes friendly fire on fellow Republicans
From the commentary: Cartoonist Dick Wright draws on Donald Trump's attacks on other Republicans. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: In midterms, Democrats dodge a bullet and step on a rake
From the commentary: The poor guy. Biden always sings the same song. He is convinced that he's doing all the right things, and he can't understand why he is not getting credit. So, he reasons, it must be because the messaging isn't working. The American people just don't know everything he's doing. Biden thinks his problem is communicating. It's not. It's competency. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Democrats and Republicans both disrespect Latino voters
From the commentary: Who says Republicans and Democrats can't cooperate? When it comes to offending Latinos, the parties inadvertently come to each other's aid by saying or doing something boneheaded just as the other is floundering. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Politics isn't colorblind. Just look at the shameful treatment of Black leaders.
From the commentary: Of course, it's not a coincidence. It's white supremacy. And, as we have now been reminded, it has found a home with liberals and conservatives alike. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Ruckus over racist audio shows Los Angeles Latinos need better leaders
From the commentary: Unbelievable. She still doesn't get it. Along with Cedillo, Herrera, and de León, Martinez wasn't leading Latinos anywhere — except into a cul-de-sac of racism, pettiness and tribal thinking. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Americans debate affirmative action; few understand it
From the commentary: here's an argument you don't hear from opponents of affirmative action. Most of them are only concerned with what they see as an unjust scheme that holds them back. ... It's a ridiculous claim based on fear and fiction. Sadly, it may be good enough to satisfy a 6-3 conservative… → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Midterms Madness leaves outcome too close to call
From the commentary: Even in a season marked by unpredictability, some things never change. Politics is still a street fight. And it never hurts to get in the first punch. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: DeSantis tried to make a point. Instead, he made a spectacle.
From the commentary: Given the size of the egos involved, there was never much of a chance that Gov. Ron DeSantis and former president Donald Trump would wind up sharing a ticket. But now, they might end up sharing a cell. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Immigration issue should be handled with care. Politicians are clumsy.
SAN DIEGO — As someone who spent three decades covering the immigration issue in different cities at ground zero — i.e., the Southwest — and from every possible angle, I don't suffer fools gladly. Unfortunately, this issue is a fool magnet. I'm bored with liberals who appear to want an open border because they claim that "no human being is illegal." But I'm just as fed up with conservatives who… → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: San Diego is a football town, and now it's paying for it
From the commentary: It's always the right time to do the right thing. And in this story — besides the girl and her family — no one even came close. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Don't defund the FBI, defend it
From the commentary: We need a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to threats against the lives of individuals in law enforcement, and it should matter not one bit which side of the political aisle the threats are coming from. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Trump finally discovers the value of the Fifth Amendment — to save his own skin
From the commentary: At the moment, are any Republicans backing the Federal Bureau of Investigation? The Trumpistas — who talk a good game about supporting cops — don't seem too keen on federal law enforcement now that the FBI has raided Trump's private residence at Mar-a-Lago. → Read More
Ruben Navarrette: Memo to both political parties: Americans are sick of extremism
From the commentary: In striking down Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court embraced extremism. American voters are likely to recoil from it. ... And that's bad news for the one party that has, as of late, on one issue after another, made extremism part of its brand: the GOP. → Read More