Two Former U.S. Presidents Simultaneously Advocate for a Close Family Member as the Next U.S. President

Americans love to mock the British for choosing — in the 21st century— to live under a monarchy andhonorthe hereditary succession of a royal family. I enthusiastically participatein that derision. Few concepts are as antithetical to reasonand democratic liberty as anointing families thatare vested with an entitlement to wieldpower through dynasty and lineage.

The U.S. officially has no formal royal families, but clearly lovesdynastic political power. Asthe U.S.becomes increasingly oligarchica...