So hats off to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have announced their intention to wean themselves from the teat of the British state, upon which they have feasted for far too long. — why not go further and toss your titles into the dung heap of history in which they belong? The real harm the royal family does, though, is to serve as a bulwark to the ugly British class system. AdvertisementBut the framers of the U.S. constitution understood it well enough, which is why they prohibited the federal government from granting titles of nobility. Renounce your snobby, stupid titles and live like the rest of us.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 09, 2020 00:00 UTC