Ruben Navarrette Jr.

For millions of Latino immigrants in the United States, the idea of America must seem a series of contradictions. Before they even cross the border, immigrants hear Americans assert a...

Some Italian-Americans are up in arms over a hit television show they claim feeds the stereotype that all mobsters grew up on spaghetti. Things could be worse. After all, Tony...

The journalism conference intended to provide examples of ways in which newspapers are striving to improve their editorial pages. But when the discussion turned to whether those improvements should include...

Teachers, be careful what you ask for. You might get a rebellion. As Americans demand more from their often low-performing public schools, educators pass the buck to the home front,...

Now that Cesar is buried, all that remains is to argue over how to praise him--if at all. Last month in California, Texas and just about every state that can...

The "generation gap" is really about the inability of one age group to empathize with another. At 33, I'm just one year older than the memory that haunts Bob Kerrey....

About this time of year, high school seniors march to the mailbox hoping for a thick envelope rather than a thin one. Thick is a sign that the college or...

It is an indicator of just how bizarre U.S.-Mexican immigration policy has become that immigrants eager to enter the United States are turning to a man who has long done...

Several years ago, near the end of a casual conversation about what ails the American educational system, a school superintendent let his guard down and gave me the secret. People...

I have a dream that ad campaigns will one day be judged not by the color of the icon they showcase, but by the creativity of their content. While most...