The Society of the Owned . . . a seven-part series . . .

[OneBlueSky]

http://www.republicoft.com/series/society-of-the-owned/

interesting series examining the realities of the so-called “ownership society” and the society of the owned . . .

"When George W. Bush first spoke of “the ownership society,” he led most Americans to believe, and many did believe, that he was talking about them. Now, four years later, it’s easy to conclude that the president, his party and conservatism itself has failed to deliver the ownership society.

"But the very crises now described and decried in both the new media and the old can actually be taken as signs of conservatism’s success, depending on one thing: identifying who really belongs to the ownership society. Conservatism, depending on how you look at it, has successfully built the ownership society — a very small, narrowly defined one — and strengthened it by building or expanding its essential support: the society of the owned."

the series includes . . .

- The Society of the Owned
- The Society of the Owned, Pt. 2: Under the Bus
- The Society of the Owned, Pt. 3: Deeper in Debt
- The Society of the Owned, Pt. 4: Caught in the Middle
- The Society of the Owned, Pt.5: The Rage of a Middle Class
- The Society of the Owned, Pt. 6: Just Drop Off the Key
- The Society of the Owned, Pt. 7: Moral Hazards

http://www.republicoft.com/series/society-of-the-owned/