For a more serious intellectual argument in favor of monarchy over democracy, see "Democracy, The God That Failed" by libertarian theorist Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

For a more serious intellectual argument in favor of monarchy over democracy, see "Democracy, The God That Failed" by libertarian theorist Hans-Hermann Hoppe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy:_The_God_That_Failed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy:_The_God_That_Failed I am neither a monarchist nor a libertarian, but the book is a good read.