Our Problem Isn’t Kings; It’s the Presidency

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Tags: Democracy, Law, Politics, Progressivism

04/01/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be.

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