Opinion Columns

The Right Remembers Charlie Kirk Fondly -- and Selectively
Ruben Navarrette, Sep. 18, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The first rule of communications strategy goes like this: If you don't define yourself, your enemies, adversaries and competitors will gladly do it for you, and often in unflattering terms.

Everybody Counts, Not Just the MAGA Faithful
The Raffel Ticket, Sep. 17, 2025
Harry Bosch, the Los Angeles homicide detective created by novelist Michael Connelly, lived and worked by this watchword: "Everybody counts or no one counts.

Some Mexican Americans Are Choosing Mexico. But Can They Really Go Home Again?
Ruben Navarrette, Sep. 16, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Dear America, I don't mean to sound ungrateful. Really, I don't. Uncle Sam and I have always been on good terms.