The visit of Japanese Emperor Naruhito to Buckingham Palace Tuesday included a lavish formal dinner sufficient to make any Republican’s hair rise. While the opulence of these monarchs is obvious, it is necessary to remember that power and tyranny can come in forms without crowns. Emperor Naruhito and King Charles are defanged, compared to the rationalistic social engineers in our government.

The Japanese emperor was traditionally claimed to be a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, making the imperial bloodline divine. On this side of the world, the English king traditionally claimed descent from Woden, or Odin.