by Isaac Cubillos | May 6, 2025 | Journal
So the White House says the Houthis “capitulated.” That they folded like a cheap tent after a few months of airstrikes. But here’s the thing: capitulation usually means surrendering your weapons, your will, and your fight. The Houthis have done none of that. Let’s...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 6, 2025 | Journal
Somewhere between declaring war on gas stoves and trying to deport American children born in Duluth, the President has found time to wage battle against the most dangerous enemy of all: Sesame Street. Yes sir, the White House has set its sights on public...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 5, 2025 | Journal
Living in San Diego, I knew the name Scripps Research Institute carried weight—real weight. It wasn’t just another science lab. It was where breakthroughs happened. The kind of place that gave science a capital “S.” So in 2004, when I took over a scrappy...
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....
