The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. <br /><br />The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. <br /><br />That’s where the action is — in the center.<br />On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.<br /><br />Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — <br />and fighting — in the center.<br /><br />Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette
Ruben In The Center
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The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. <br /><br />The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. <br /><br />That’s where the action is — in the center.<br />On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.<br /><br />Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — <br />and fighting — in the center.<br /><br />Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette
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Recent Episodes
May 21, 2026
EP 158 | Marcela Aviles Davidson
Host Ruben Navarrette has a timely and entertaining conversation with his friend and fellow Harvard graduate Marcela Davison Avilés. A Stanford-educated lawyer-turned-filmmaker Marcela grew up in Southern Arizona -- specifically Nogales and Tucson -- where her family has deep roots. She spent many years living in San Francisco and working in Hollywood as a writer and consultant to major film projects. She worked closely with storytellers of Latino/Latinx who were interested in exploring subject matter related to that community. Recently, she and her wife left California and moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin to be closer to family. As a managing partner in TomKat Media, Marcella remains connected to the film industry. The two friends talk about hometowns, storytelling, the film and entertainment industry, the Western spirit, the media, California, Arizona, politics from the center-left, immigration, Mexican culture and the healing power of mariachi music.
February 11, 2026
EP 157 | Arnold Torres, Policy Analyst, Political Commentator & Spanish-language Radio Host
Host Ruben Navarrette has a timely and critically important conversation with his old friend of nearly 40 years, Arnold Torres, a Sacramento CA-based policy analyst, political commentator & Spanish-language radio host. As a lifelong observer of politics and immigration -- and the politics of the immigration debate -- Torres is horrified by what he is seeing take place in Minnesota, which has been invaded by federal ICE agents. He has three things he desperately wants to talk about with his old friend: the fact that the federal government is abusing its power in Minnesota and other places; the necessary conversation that he thinks needs to take place about state's rights and the 10th Amendment provides the mechanism to push back against federal overreach; and the pathetic lack of leadership being served up by Latino elected officials, who are busy hiding from this crisis impacting the community they claim to represent. Navarrette agrees with Torres, except where he doesn't. Then, as usual with these two, sparks fly.
February 2, 2026
EP 156 | Roman Navarrette, son of Ruben G. Navarrette Sr.
In this special episode, host Ruben Navarrette has a very personal and heartfelt conversation with his brother, entertainment marketing specialist Roman Navarrette. The two talk about their father, Ruben G. Navarrette Sr., who passed away on Dec. 7 at the age of 84. They dissect a life that unfolded in three acts: childhood and adolescence and enlistment in the U.S. Army; a long career in law enforcement; and retirement, becoming a grandfather and caregiver. Totally unscripted, and straight from the heart, the brothers put together a very special tribute to a good man, not a perfect man but a good man and a great dad who had a life well-lived.
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