by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 17, 2025 | Journal
I commit the First Amendment every day. I write, I publish, I dissent. So do you. Every text, every post, every gripe at the bar is protected by the same amendment. That’s the deal in America: speech is speech. You don’t need a license. You don’t need permission. But...
by Isaac Cubillos | Sep 7, 2025 | Journal
Let’s not pretend we didn’t see this coming. If you’re just now waking up to the idea that the U.S. president can kill people overseas—even American citizens—with no trial, no charges, and no oversight … you’ve been asleep since the Clinton administration....
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 | Data Centers
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...
