When God Is Not Enough

Israel decides it wants a monarchy. Samuel is not amused.

Our American colonist ancestors fought a long and hard war to rid themselves of rule by the English king, setting up our government as a democratic constitutional republic instead of a monarchy.

Yet today, we seem fascinated by the British royals. If you do a Google search on that topic, you'll find among the top results articles with titles like "Why are we still so obsessed by the British royals?" posted every year since 2011.

According to these articles, our obsession with the British monarchy has its roots in our general interest in celebrities who are famous for being famous and the Cinderella story that was Diana, and which continues with William and Kate.

Be that as it may, our attraction to the British royals doesn't mean we actually want a monarchy in the United States. No genuflecting for us! Worldwide, 26 royal families rule in more than 40 countries, but it's fair to say that few of us could name more than two or three of these countries, much less the monarchs on the throne. ...