by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 6, 2025 | Journal
Well, look who just shook hands in the shipyard. Austal USA and Master Boat Builders out of Bayou La Batre are teaming up to do what the Pentagon hasn’t figured out in decades—build ships faster, better, and without the bureaucratic fog. The two companies signed what...
by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 6, 2025 | AI
A guide to understanding the buildings powering the digital world. Every week, I see another social media post warning that “data centers are taking over America.” Sometimes the concern is about electricity. Sometimes it’s water. Sometimes it’s...
by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 5, 2025 | Journal
Same crime. Same kind of boats. Two totally different endings. In the Caribbean, smugglers are “narco-terrorists.” No boarding, no warning, no court date. The Navy tracks them, calls them combatants, and sinks them in international waters. Eleven dead. No drugs...
by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 4, 2025 | Journal
For decades, busting drug boats in the Caribbean followed the same script. Spot the target, give chase, board, bag the dope, and haul the crew into court. It was law enforcement with a naval flavor. Not anymore. The other day, somewhere in the southern Caribbean, the...
by Isaac Cubillos | Aug 28, 2025 | Journal
Let me tell you about my friend up in Canada. She’s not some corporate shark gaming loopholes in trade law. She’s an artisan—sews intricate patterns into a quilt. Her friend paints mugs with flowers so delicate they’d make your grandma’s china blush, and sells them on...
