by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 11, 2026 | Journal
Cities and counties across America are debating proposed data centers, and judging by Facebook, the end of civilization appears imminent. People are worried it will take all the fresh water. This concern is being expressed… on Facebook. Which, of course, runs entirely...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 9, 2026 | Energy
The $80 Oil America Is Complaining About — and the $115 Oil Still Coming There’s a funny thing about gasoline prices. By the time Americans notice them, the thing that caused them already happened a week ago. Last week oil was hovering around $80 a barrel. Today it...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 7, 2026 | Energy
The oil market had one of those days yesterday. The kind traders talk about for years. Crude prices surged so fast that by the closing bell the market had posted the largest weekly gain since modern oil futures trading began in 1983. When the dust settled, West Texas...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 7, 2026 | Brown Eyes, Clear Truth
Some stories stay with a reporter for life. In the 1990s, when I was working at La Prensa San Diego, I interviewed a Marine named Master Gunnery Sergeant Juan Valdez. The conversation was part of a series I was writing called Bronze Warriors, which focused on Latinos...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 6, 2026 | Journal
The folks over at U.S. Customs and Border Protection walked into court on Friday with a number that would make a Texas oilman whistle. One hundred and sixty-six billion dollars. That’s how much money the federal government collected in tariffs under President Donald...
