Ruben Navarrette: No big hurrahs for Hollywood
Given what he does for a living, it is no surprise that Rick Najera’s memoir about being a Latino breaking down barriers in Hollywood reads like a good movie.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Let's cut Fox anchor some slack
You would think that liberals would like Megyn Kelly. And they might if they weren’t so quick to judge the popular Fox News host by the company she works for.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: India feeling scorned by the U.S.
What Americans really need to kick off the new year is a dramatic improvement in our relations with India. In a world where it sometimes seems that the United States doesn’t have many friends and...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Something to quack about on TV
The Chinese calendar says that 2013 was the Year of the Snake. But given the recent media ruckus involving a dynasty closer to home and how it all turned out, it is clear that the recently departed...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: A game changer on immigration
Americans are so accustomed to conservatives imploding over the immigration issue that it’s a refreshing change to see liberals struggle with it as well.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: A mixed immigration message
What are House Republicans up to? Releasing a one-page set of principles explaining how they would fix a broken immigration system, GOP lawmakers are doing one of three things.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Documentary is not the full picture
Documentaries are serious business, and a new film for public television about Arizona’s regressive immigration law follows that script — for the most part.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Cracks in Wendy Davis' story line
Being a liberal means never having to be consistent.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Love thy (like-minded) neighbor
“People don’t care about politics.” I say this all the time, in speeches, meetings and casual conversation. What I mean is that most people don’t care about politics.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: The wrong debate on immigration
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has injudiciously reignited the conversation over words used in the immigration debate just when the prospects for immigration reform in Congress are holding on by a thread.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: An incomplete movie on Chavez
There is excitement in the Latino community, especially among Mexican-Americans in the Southwest. One of their most beloved iconic figures is at last headed to the silver screen.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Some keys to mega-success in life
At the height of the self-esteem movement of the 1970s, when parents and schools were busy trying to convince children they were unique and worthy of praise, the popular assumption was that the people...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Campaign lunacy about immigrants
Every state has its challenges. California has drought. Oklahoma has tornadoes. Colorado has forest fires.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: The cost of standing on principle
It’s always great to be invited. But with Latinos, things don’t get interesting until you’re “uninvited.” It has happened to me a few times.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Jeb Bush, love and today's GOP
For Jeb Bush, the immigration debate has left him caught between love and hate.
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Face to face with a cruel inferno
A few days ago in Carlsbad, a beautiful coastal city that my family and I have called home for nine years, I met with someone from the California Water Alliance. Founded by farmers and other...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Eric Holder's misguided advice
It’s graduation time, and public officials are delivering commencement addresses at colleges and universities. That is, if they pass the litmus test. Students and faculty extol the virtues of tolerance...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Some sound advice on listening
You may remember Mateo Beltran, the 3-year-old who wanted a cupcake even though his mother, Linda, refused to give him one. In a YouTube video that has now been viewed 14 million times, Mateo pleaded:...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: A Latino echo-chamber caucus
Someday, those who study Hispanic political power will look back on the first five years of the Obama administration and see it as a high-stakes test for Latino Democrats in Congress. They’ll also...
View ArticleRuben Navarrette: Here's to our very special 'tios'
Father’s Day makes me sentimental. Never mind that the day plays second fiddle to one with a bigger name. Mother’s Day has been an official U.S. holiday since 1914, but Father’s Day has been on the...
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