Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic, Byliner) and Phoebe Connelly (Yahoo! News) discuss the goal of parenting in this clip from bloggingheads.tv. The most interesting bit is at the end when Conor talks about a backlash to the “meritocratic ladder.” I wonder if others agree that there is a backlash and why it is occurring and among what types of parents…
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