
Ruben Navarrette
Syndicated Columnist and Contributor at The Washington Post
Podcaster, "Ruben In The Center." at Freelance
Syndicated Columnist. Podcaster, "Ruben In The Center." TV/Radio. Author. Harvard Chicano. Scribe. Speaker. Comm Strategist. NSPN. https://t.co/7SLINaR2hx
Articles
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3 days ago |
navarrettenation.substack.com | Ruben Navarrette
Critical Thinking At A Critical Time[Every Monday]2908 words; 32 min readMonologue —Good advice never goes out of style — especially at commencement season. In 2008, during a commencement address that I was invited to give at the University of California — Merced, I advised the graduates:“The key to living a happy and successful life is finding your passion and fighting to protect it. Forget about making money. Concentrate on doing what you love, and the money will follow.
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3 days ago |
creators.com | Ruben Navarrette
SAN DIEGO — I've given commencement speeches. Many graduates want a warm bath. But what they really need is a cold shower. This is what the class of 2025 needs to hear. And it wouldn't hurt the rest of America to listen in as well. Dear graduates: There is an expression that is usually identified — some claim, misidentified — as a Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. President John F. Kennedy loved that saying.
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4 days ago |
wctrib.com | Ruben Navarrette
SAN DIEGO — As a newsman who has been on the job for nearly four decades, I'm embarrassed to admit that the happiest people I know make a point of not following the news. I don't blame them. These days, the process of following current events is often dark, depressing and disempowering. Still, totally checking out of news coverage isn't the answer. You should never turn your back on government or the shady politicians who skillfully run that enterprise for their benefit.
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6 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.
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1 week ago |
creators.com | Ruben Navarrette
SAN DIEGO — As a newsman who has been on the job for nearly four decades, I'm embarrassed to admit that the happiest people I know make a point of not following the news. I don't blame them. These days, the process of following current events is often dark, depressing and disempowering. Still, totally checking out of news coverage isn't the answer. You should never turn your back on government or the shady politicians who skillfully run that enterprise for their benefit.
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