We the Elites, Robert Ovetz
We the Elites, Robert Ovetz
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We the Elites
Why the US Constitution Serves the Few

Author: Robert Ovetz

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/19/2024


Synopsis

Written by fifty-five of the richest white men, and signed by only thirty-nine of them, the US constitution is the sacred text of American nationalism. Popular perceptions of it are mired in idolatry, myth, and misinformation—many Americans have opinions on the constitution but have little idea what it says. This book examines the constitution for what it is—a rule book for elites to protect capitalism from democracy. Social movements have misplaced faith in the constitution as a tool for achieving justice when it actually impedes social change through the many roadblocks and obstructions we call 'checks and balances'. This stymies urgent progress on issues like labor rights, poverty, public health, and climate change, propelling the American people and rest of the world towards destruction. Robert Ovetz's reading of the constitution shows that the system isn't broken. Far from it. It works as it was designed to.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Parker on January 10, 2023

This book offers a desperately needed history of the constitutional counterrevolution of 1787-89. As a work of history, it is excellent and topical. The US Left desperately needs to understand that the constitutional counterrevolution of 1787-89 still fundamentally shapes our undemocratic bourgeois......more

Goodreads review by Prentice on January 01, 2024

This book is the literary takedown of reformism, and of faith in changing the system from within, that I’d been waiting to discover for a while. The book masterfully distills the Founding Fathers own letters and quotes as well as sections from our constitution into accessible and relevant quotes to......more

Goodreads review by Greg on February 06, 2025

Excellent thesis, often dry presentation. That said, essential reading for anyone living in or influenced by the United States.......more