The Queen is Dead, Democracy is Dying

With Queen Elizabeth II lying in state at Westminster Hall, hereditary monarchies are under attack as archaic and absurd. Has mass democracy in the West done any better? Ryan McMaken joins Jeff and Bob to discuss.

Read Ryan's Article on Monarchs: https://Mises.org/HAP361-1
Read Hoppe's Democracy: https://Mises.org/Democracy

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Monarchy in the Modern World
5:13 Cultural Significance of Leaders
10:56 Monarchs Now vs. Then
18:44 Wealth Accumulation Under Monarchies Throughout History
24:22 Monarchy vs. Democracy
37:18 The Need for Something Bigger than Oneself
45:40 Will Democracy be Replaced