by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 13, 2026 | Energy
The Energy Information Administration—those famously unexcitable federal bean-counters—has wandered into the room with a wet blanket and a calculator, and the news is not what the oil bulls or the “drill, baby, drill” crowd want to hear. According to the...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 13, 2026 | Energy
There was a moment in the White House this week that told you everything you need to know about Washington fantasy versus oil-patch reality. Donald Trump, freshly confident about Venezuela, sat across from the men who actually write the checks — and they gave him the...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 1, 2026 | Journal
A New Year’s look at how journalism changed, who paid the price, and what readers should watch next. I started in newspapers in 1987, at a daily in California, back when journalism was a physical activity. My first assignment was writing obituaries, which is about as...
by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 27, 2025 | Journal
On Christmas Day, the President ordered U.S. missiles fired from a Navy destroyer into Nigeria. The explanation came pre-loaded for television: protecting Christians from terrorists. It sounds moral.It sounds simple. It feeds his base. And it gets the war wrong....
by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 24, 2025 | Journal
The image says it all: a U.S. Navy jet firing a missile at Santa’s sleigh, because apparently Christmas failed a compliance review. According to officials, Santa was flagged for carrying contraband toys, dodging tariffs, and operating an unregistered international...
