by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 12, 2025 | Journal
Updated Jan. 18, 2026 In 2010, I wrote a book called Military Reporters: Stylebook and Reference Guide. It’s out of print now, which I once took as progress. I figured the chapters on protective gear — helmets, eye protection, body armor — would stay where they...
by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 10, 2025 | Brown Eyes, Clear Truth
There’s a strange thing happening in America right now: the National Guard can be on your city street one week, pulled back by a federal judge the next, then restored by an appeals court the week after that — all without the Supreme Court weighing in on what the...
by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 9, 2025 | Journal
The USS Nimitz pulled into San Diego this past Sunday — one last stop before she heads north to Bremerton, Washington, to wrap up her final deployment. Early next year, she’ll depart for good, beginning the long walk toward decommissioning. After fifty years, the old...
by Isaac Cubillos | Dec 6, 2025 | Journal
There was a time — and it’s not ancient history — when the World Cup draw felt like something you stumbled into by accident. A few reporters, a couple of FIFA suits, a table with some ping-pong balls, and maybe a carafe of lukewarm coffee if the budget stretched. You...
by Isaac Cubillos | Nov 24, 2025 | Energy
The Grain Belt Express, the $4.9 billion Loan That Vanished, and Why the Lights May Dim Because of It Washington killed the money. In July, the Department of Energy quietly yanked its $4.9 billion loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express—the 800-mile, 5-gigawatt...
