Justin Fox
@byjustinfox.bsky.social
Columnist @opinion.bloomberg.com. Opinions mine, charts property of Bloomberg LP (although you are of course welcome to share them).
I just reread the piece I wrote on the topic in 2023 and wish I had put it that straightforwardly. @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social may have at some point www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Decline in Police Traffic Stops Is Killing People
Adding more speed cameras would probably reduce the death toll, but they remain unpopular in the US. Something’s got to give.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I just reread the piece I wrote on the topic in 2023 and wish I had put it that straightforwardly. @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social may have at some point www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Also, the DoorDash inflation data *does not* show restaurant prices falling, just a decrease in the inflation rate, most of which happened before Trump took office. And the wage data cited in the report is more than five months old and from the BLS about.doordash.com/en-us/news/s...
What National Statistics Miss: Inside DoorDash’s First-Ever State of Local Commerce Report
New report provides a unique, data-driven view into how local commerce is evolving
about.doordash.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Also, the DoorDash inflation data *does not* show restaurant prices falling, just a decrease in the inflation rate, most of which happened before Trump took office. And the wage data cited in the report is more than five months old and from the BLS about.doordash.com/en-us/news/s...
The way to vote against Mamdani is to vote for Mamdani
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The way to vote against Mamdani is to vote for Mamdani
First-year US law school enrollment since 1963, with some annotations I thought might be helpful www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
First-year US law school enrollment since 1963, with some annotations I thought might be helpful www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I think yes because his name is actually Bill DeBlasio bsky.app/profile/zach...
Back in 2020, I profiled a random Long Island dad named Bill DeBlasio, who constantly received vicious hate mail intended for Bill de Blasio. This is the same guy who just pranked The Times of London into publishing anti-Zohran quotes from Mayor de Blasio.
God, I miss MEL Magazine.
God, I miss MEL Magazine.
‘I Had the Name First!’: The Other Bill DeBlasio Is Tired of Receiving Your Hate Mail
For Bill DeBlasio, a normal dad on Long Island, it’s an endless hell sharing a name with the loathed mayor of New York City
melmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I think yes because his name is actually Bill DeBlasio bsky.app/profile/zach...
It was a big day for transit (all relegated to page 36)
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It was a big day for transit (all relegated to page 36)
The 55 and older LFP number is down because there has been an LFP decline among those 65 and older and almost all the boomers are now 65 and older (and there aren't as many Gen Xers) so the 55 and older group skews older than it did a few years ago.
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The 55 and older LFP number is down because there has been an LFP decline among those 65 and older and almost all the boomers are now 65 and older (and there aren't as many Gen Xers) so the 55 and older group skews older than it did a few years ago.
55-64 labor force participation has generally been higher over the past couple of years than before pandemic. It's definitely dropped lately, but these numbers are (1) not seasonally adjusted and (2) pretty noisy
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
55-64 labor force participation has generally been higher over the past couple of years than before pandemic. It's definitely dropped lately, but these numbers are (1) not seasonally adjusted and (2) pretty noisy
I’ve mainly seen the animated one and the Richard Buery/Wellington Chen one
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’ve mainly seen the animated one and the Richard Buery/Wellington Chen one
Ok here they all are: youtube.com/@nyccharterr...
NYC Charter Revision Commission 2025
The Charter Revision Commission has proposed five revisions to the New York City Charter on the 2025 ballot.
youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ok here they all are: youtube.com/@nyccharterr...
As long as you didn't say anything bad about *prime-age* Epop, which would of course be career-ending
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As long as you didn't say anything bad about *prime-age* Epop, which would of course be career-ending
The share of people claiming Social Security benefits as early as possible — when they turn 62 — is up this year but only slightly, and the inflection point after years of declines seems to have been a couple of years ago. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The share of people claiming Social Security benefits as early as possible — when they turn 62 — is up this year but only slightly, and the inflection point after years of declines seems to have been a couple of years ago. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Social Security Fairness Act is the Orwellian name for a bipartisan bill overturning earlier laws aimed at preventing double-dipping by state and local government workers whose main jobs weren't covered by Social Security but had some Social Security income as well crr.bc.edu/the-social-s...
The Social Security Fairness Act Is a Bad Idea
crr.bc.edu
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Social Security Fairness Act is the Orwellian name for a bipartisan bill overturning earlier laws aimed at preventing double-dipping by state and local government workers whose main jobs weren't covered by Social Security but had some Social Security income as well crr.bc.edu/the-social-s...
agreed (my next post links to my column about that)
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
agreed (my next post links to my column about that)
I experienced that recently with my parents-in-law, and the SSA grabbed the money out of the bank so quickly after their deaths that they've had to return some of it.
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I experienced that recently with my parents-in-law, and the SSA grabbed the money out of the bank so quickly after their deaths that they've had to return some of it.