Ruben Navarrette

4 days ago | navarrettenation.substack.com | Ruben Navarrette

Advisory: Americans are tired of opinions. What they want instead are clear and simple explanations for what they see going on in a world that seems to get more complicated by the week. In that spirit, the Friday edition of Navarrette Nation Substack will now be titled “The Explainer.” Every Friday, the one big story of the week, explained. Simple as that.

5 days ago | wctrib.com | Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — I've been wrestling with the story of the Wisconsin judge who went quickly from "your honor" to "the defendant." The more I hear about this case, the less certain I am that Hannah Dugan — a Milwaukee circuit court judge — did anything wrong. Of course, you'll never convince President Donald Trump and MAGA of that. But what do they know about the rule of law? Trump himself faced four criminal cases, with a total of 91 criminal charges.

6 days ago | creators.com | Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — For the last few months, the Trump administration has offered undocumented immigrants nothing more than scapegoating, harsh rhetoric and one-way passage to scary foreign lands. That was the stick. Now for the carrot. The administration is offering a $1,000 stipend plus travel expenses to undocumented immigrants who volunteer to leave the United States and return to their countries of origin.

6 days ago | navarrettenation.substack.com | Ruben Navarrette

Critical Thinking At A Critical TimeEvery Wednesday 782 words; 9 minEvery morning, for the last 110 days, I’ve climbed out of bed with a mixture of excitement and dread. Even before I’ve had my first cup of morning coffee, or prepared the lunch my wife takes to work, I’ll grab my phone to check the headlines. Then, I’ll wait for the explosion. This is the moment when I get my assignment for the day. It comes not from my editor, but from President Donald Trump.

1 week ago | navarrettenation.substack.com | Ruben Navarrette

Critical Thinking At A Critical Time[Every Monday]2003 words; 25 min readMonologue —It took me a while, but I finally figured out the real threat to the United States. It’s not racial unrest, climate change, or a policy of regulating guns that is heavy on leniency and light on common sense. It’s not corporate greed, wage inequality or an American work ethic that often seems as if it is on life support.