<p>One of the freshest and most unpredictable voices in opinion journalism, Ruben Navarrette is a nationally syndicated columnist and CNN.com contributor who analyzes and comments on—with equal measures of passion and wit—pressing issues like immigration, politics, the media, Mexico's drug war, race relations, the Hispanic vote and the changing demographics of the U.S.</p>
<p>The author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano," he has appeared on dozens of radio and television shows and writes regularly for a half dozen websites. You never know what Navarrette will say. But you can't afford not to listen.</p>
<p>Navarrette gives audiences valuable insight into the demographic explosion of the Latino community in the United States and its impact on education, politics, law enforcement, race relations, and other aspects of American culture. As a political speaker, he also shares additional insight into demographic issues, current affairs, and cultural pressures.</p>
Nationally syndicated columnist, host of the podcast <emp>Ruben In The Center,</emp> and author of <emp>A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano</emp> (Bantam)
<ul><li><strong>Latino Vote in 2024 – And Beyond</strong></li><li>There are 60 million Latinos in the United States, and they don’t cast ballots as a single voting bloc. They’re all over the place, and that makes them difficult to understand. America’s top Latino columnist breaks the code.</li><li><span style="color: #3e3e3c;"><strong></span>Death by Suicide: How The Media Came Apart at The Seams<span style="color: #3e3e3c;"></strong></span></li><li>The media is broken. The American people have lost trust in the Fourth Estate, and they hold the media in lower repute than used car salesman. A multi-media journalist explains what went wrong, and how to make it right.</li><li><span style="color: #3e3e3c;"><strong></span>Tales of a Belligerent Centrist: Why The Middle Matters<span style="color: #3e3e3c;"></strong></span></li><li>The extremes in politics are loud and obnoxious, but they won’t lead us anywhere but dead-ends. The action and the answers are in the sensible center, and that’s where you’ll find one of the country’s leading columnists.</li><li><span style="color: #3e3e3c;"><strong></span>American First: The Ethnic Odyssey of an American-Mexican<span style="color: #3e3e3c;"></strong></span></li><li>What a strange ride it has been for one of America’s most prominent Mexican-American journalists. Disenchanted with the politics of ethnic identity, and yet proud of his heritage, he became an “American-Mexican.”</li><li><span style="color: #3e3e3c;"><strong></span>Impasse: How the Immigration System Got Broken & How to Fix<span style="color: #3e3e3c;"></strong></span></li><li>The immigration debate is the most divisive debate in U.S. history, since the nation came apart in the mid-19th Century over slavery. It’s also the most dishonest. It’s the lies that broke this debate, and the truth that can repair it. </li></ul>