Construction workers build a new data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesWhen most people think of AI and jobs, the conversation often pivots to which occupations are most likely to be obliterated by its arrival. But, at least for some profes...

American parents are working harder than ever to give their children a leg up. Economists Garey Ramey and Valerie Ramey documented that college-educated mothers increased their childcare time by more than nine hours per week starting in the mid-1990s. They attributed this “rug rat race” to in...