When it comes to politics I would say Swiss democracy is the best alternative. Switzerland is the freest country in the world, with a tried and tested model. But yeah for sure we can have and have had great kings too but history has shown that monarchies fail too, and fail often. The Swiss model has shown to resist and thrive everything. Nazi Germany, the EU, etc, etc. Liechtenstein also has a similar model to Switzerland. But to each its own, freedom of alternative always :)