This isn’t spin. It’s seasoned analysis.
The Age of Artificial Nostalgia
There’s a photo floating around Facebook again. You’ve probably seen it. It shows a couple of 1930s streetcars, some early sedans, and a row of pedestrians framed by weathered buildings. The caption reads something like: “Pacific Highway cuts through the heart of...
The Truth Can’t Compete with a Confident Lie
Let me put it plainly: AI is full of it. Not always. Not everywhere. But often enough — and confidently enough — that it’s becoming a real problem. We are living in an age where artificial intelligence systems are spitting out facts, figures, timelines, and...
Read the Damn Thing
Some folks walk around waving the Constitution like it’s a VIP club card—citizens only, no foreigners allowed. To which I say: read the damn thing. It doesn’t start with "We the Citizens." It starts with "We the People." And that little distinction? While the Preamble...
A Heated History of “Global Warming” vs. “Climate Change”
Back in 1896—when the ink on the Industrial Revolution was barely dry and folks still thought burning coal was just a good way to stay warm—Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius sat down with a pen, a brain, and too much time on his hands. He figured out that pumping...
Memorial Day – The Reminders
I just got back from a Memorial Day dedication in my town—about 300 people gathered, quietly, reverently. You could see the generations by the ball caps: Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan. Gray hair under Navy caps. Leather vests with unit patches faded by...
Abu Dhabi: Where ‘America First’ Dies in the Sand
If you thought “America First” meant jobs, tech, and national security staying on U.S. soil, then congratulations — you just got played. Again. On his latest Middle East tour, Donald Trump handed out America’s crown jewels of artificial intelligence like party favors...
I Was on the Cuauhtémoc—Here’s What You Don’t Understand
I’ve walked the decks of the Cuauhtémoc while reporting for a newspaper. I’ve stood on her planks, leaned against the rail, and watched her crew—Mexican Navy cadets in pressed whites—handle her lines with precision and pride. She’s more than a ship. She’s a symbol. A...
Crude Reality: U.S. and Canada’s Oil Patches Are Cracking Together
Let’s get this straight from the jump: The oil patch was cracking before Trump. But the man sure poured gasoline on the fire. A new report from S&P Global Commodity Insights is sounding the alarm: U.S. oil production is on track to fall in 2026—the first time in a...
90 Days of Breathing Room—If You Can Find a Boat
For all the noise about a 90-day tariff truce between the U.S. and China, the only ones grinning ear to ear right now are the shipping lines. After the U.S. slashed its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, and China cut theirs from 125% to 10%, the race was on....

Isaac Cubillos
This isn’t journalism for the polite table.
This is truth with grit under its nails and dirt on its boots.