All this talk about a "king" is wildly misplaced, no matter how many longform words the author used to discuss it. We don't need singular rulers; instead, the United States has managed very successfully with its fifty sovereign states. Recent Supreme Court rulings are continuing to shape things in this direction--the intended direction of the Founders.<p>I agree with much of the article, like that we should focus on "purple" issues. The thing is, the <i>way</i> we should (and are, and have) do this is to do it on a more local level. There is no hope trying to find a least common denominator at the federal level. It's impossible. There are too many citizens and the country is too large geographically.