“No Kings?,” How About “No Presidents!”
“No Kings?,” How About “No Presidents!”
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“No Kings?,” How About “No Presidents!”
A critical look at the liberal framing of the recent mass "No Kings" demonstrations in the US. By Ryan Only and Eric Laursen On June 14, 2025, millions of people took to the streets in a powerful dis...

As momentum builds under the banner of “No Kings!” liberals and other activists in the U.S. should consider the real question of how we got here and how we can move forward and away from Trump’s authoritarianism altogether. The question isn’t about monarchy versus presidency, but about the myth of representation itself.