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

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Podcast: [Guns and Butter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/guns-and-butter-7016852)
Published: 2026-04-01T21:36:31+00:00
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## Resource

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. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidency Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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