Justin Fox
Americans don’t have to give in to sprawling suburbs
It's been a great couple of decades for America's cities. Crime is down, real estate values are up relative to the suburbs, schools are...
3-D printers aren’t just for hobbyists
One of the big attractions of 3-D printing is that it's so cheap and simple. Just come up with a design, and that nice...
Why Americans think crime is worse than it is
Crime is on the rise everywhere, except in the crime statistics.
That's not quite right: The number of homicides in the 50 largest cities in...
Defining a minimum standard for feeling affluent
People have strong opinions about what constitutes affluence. Last week I ventured that U.S. households with six-figure incomes generally make the cut, given that...
This U.S. job market slump started a while ago
The sharp May hiring slowdown revealed in Friday’s employment report took a lot of people -- including me -- by surprise. It shouldn’t have....
New construction boosts affordability
The new housing that developers have been building in America's cities in recent years hasn't necessarily been cheap housing.
This is perhaps most glaringly apparent...
Tolerating big government
In December, Gallup asked 824 U.S. adults this question: "In your opinion, which of the following will be the biggest threat to the country...
Noncompete-clause tyranny
In "Regional Advantage," her classic 1994 explanation of why Silicon Valley became the center of the tech universe and Route 128 outside Boston did...
Old people powering gig economy
Much has been written about the rise of the gig economy, sharing economy, on-demand economy, 1099 economy, freelancer economy or whatever you prefer to...
What U.S. offers the world
When it comes to stuff, the U.S. buys a lot more from the rest of the world than the rest of the world buys...
