Ruben Navarrette Jr.

John Kerry has done a horrible job of reaching out to Hispanic voters. But what do you know--Hispanic voters may now be reaching out to him. As he accepts his...

I had almost forgotten just how condescending Democrats could be in going after the votes of minorities. Then along came John Kerry. Accustomed to seeing minority voters as naturally in...

You can't be too careful. Or can you? Now that the once-routine exercise of opening, or even handling, mail has the potential of becoming hazardous to your health, Americans are...

If Latino and African-American professionals want to remain in the good graces of liberal Democrats, they need only follow three simple rules. Always stay humble by crediting accomplishments not to...

Political observers are amazed by how skillfully President Bush appears to have navigated the controversy over stem cell research, steering clear of both extremes and charting a third way. Under...

When the House of Representatives voted to ban Mexican trucks from traveling more than 20 miles north of the U.S. border, I was in Mexico. But now that the Senate...

Recent events prompt the question: Can one savor the idea of government and religious groups teaming up to tackle society's ills without having to swallow the bitter taste of discrimination?...

Denver resident and longtime Chicana activist Rita Montero is bracing for the pinata treatment. The crepe paper starts to fly whenever independent-minded Latinos begin to think for themselves and challenge...

It is exhausting work building support for vouchers as a way to pry minority and disadvantaged kids from the clutches of an entrenched public school lobby. After years on the...

One can judge a nation by how it treats the conquered. And, in the Americas, the conquered too often have been indigenous. In the United States, native people were banished...