Archive - Kyla’s Newsletter

May 2025

The Four Phases of Institutional Collapse in the Age of AI

How democracy, expertise, and institutional memory are eroding during technological change - or @grok is this true?

May 29 •

Economic Lessons from the Screwtape Letters

Rejection, Convenience, and the Budget Deficit

May 21 •

WWEconomics: Kayfabe and the Trade War

How the US-China Trade War Became Political Theater

May 15 •

The Most Valuable Commodity in the World is Friction

AI Chatbots, Newark, and the West Village Girls

May 8 •

April 2025

The United States of Amazon

maga-maoism, long degeneracy, GDP

Apr 30 •

What Happens When Everything Becomes a Meme?

incelism as infrastructure and the tragedy of the commons

Apr 23 •

Compliance is the New American Dream

How risk aversion has shaped our schools, our government, and our global standing

Apr 16 •

Bonds, Stock Market, and China: What's Going On

the largest tariff hike in history is here

Apr 9 •

Tariff Q&A: Welcome to the Actual Inbox

a brief comprehensive guide that hopefully answers all your questions

Apr 4 •

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