by Isaac Cubillos | May 2, 2025 | Journal
I watched The Andy Griffith Show as a kid, like a lot of folks did. Mayberry was funny, wholesome, safe. It made the world seem simpler than it was. I didn’t think much about it back then. But now I know: Mayberry was never real. There were no factories in Mayberry....
by Isaac Cubillos | May 1, 2025 | Journal
In what smells more like damage control than diplomacy, President Trump is pulling National Security Adviser Mike Waltz from the frontlines of the West Wing and nominating him as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Waltz’s sudden shift follows reports of...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 1, 2025 | Journal
In the early days of COVID, when the air was still thick with Lysol and uncertainty, I did what millions of Americans did: stayed inside, wiped down my groceries, and waited. But after months of lockdown and a shut-down gym, I needed to move. Not spiritually....
by Isaac Cubillos | May 1, 2025 | Journal
Wyze, a small smart-tech company built on affordable gadgets and lean startup hustle, just got walloped by the President’s tariff crusade. They imported $167,000 worth of floodlights. Then came the bill: $255,000 in tariffs. That’s not a typo. That’s a 152%...
by Isaac Cubillos | Apr 30, 2025 | Journal
The U.S. economy just hit reverse for the first time in years. According to the latest numbers, GDP shrank to -0.3% in the first quarter of 2025—a clear sign that the slowdown is no longer coming. It’s here. Let’s look at the trend: 3.4% growth in Q2 2024. Then 3.1%...
