by Isaac Cubillos | May 28, 2025 | Journal
Back in 1896—when the ink on the Industrial Revolution was barely dry and folks still thought burning coal was just a good way to stay warm—Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius sat down with a pen, a brain, and too much time on his hands. He figured out that pumping...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 26, 2025 | Journal
I just got back from a Memorial Day dedication in my town—about 300 people gathered, quietly, reverently. You could see the generations by the ball caps: Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan. Gray hair under Navy caps. Leather vests with unit patches faded by...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 19, 2025 | Journal
If you thought “America First” meant jobs, tech, and national security staying on U.S. soil, then congratulations — you just got played. Again. On his latest Middle East tour, Donald Trump handed out America’s crown jewels of artificial intelligence like party favors...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 14, 2025 | Journal
For all the noise about a 90-day tariff truce between the U.S. and China, the only ones grinning ear to ear right now are the shipping lines. After the U.S. slashed its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, and China cut theirs from 125% to 10%, the race was on....
by Isaac Cubillos | May 14, 2025 | Journal
I was sitting on my couch, coffee in hand, watching CBS Sunday Morning—that soft, thoughtful show that reminds us the world isn’t all bad—when this story hit me square in the gut. Beth Benike. Veteran. Mom. Small business owner. Fighter. And now, thanks to a 145%...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 12, 2025 | Energy, Journal
They keep saying the oil industry is being strangled by Washington red tape. Thousands of drilling permits sitting on desks, unused, collecting dust because of the evil feds and their love for solar panels. That’s the bumper sticker version. One keyboard warrior even...
