Hate to say it, but we still have our monarchies in the U.S.
Maybe they don't wear tiaras, but they attract loads of media attention, contribute nothing to society and yet get paid millions for it, have highly publicized sex with dubious people, nobody votes for them, and you can't get rid of them like a Lady MacBeth stain that won't come out.
I'm talking about the Kardashians, of course.