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...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 5, 2026 | Energy
Most Americans didn’t notice it today. But the energy markets did. West Texas Intermediate crude oil — the benchmark price for U.S. oil — climbed to $82.15 a barrel. That number lives on trading screens in New York. It flashes across terminals used by traders, oil...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 4, 2026 | Journal
War has a way of sneaking into your wallet. It starts somewhere far away—say, a few drones buzzing over the Persian Gulf—and before long, it shows up somewhere close to home, like the number blinking at the gas pump or the total on your electric bill. That road may...
by Isaac Cubillos | Mar 4, 2026 | Energy
Americans didn’t need a briefing from the Pentagon to know something had changed. They saw it Monday morning when the numbers on the gas pump jumped. National gasoline prices across the United States rose 12 cents in a single day, according to petroleum analysts...
