Little chance of Trump improving the economy. But to your last point it probably doesn't matter. Populist right governments have been in power in several places in recent years, including Trump … (View Post)

Likewise americanophile. Despite all its social problems the US was great in several important ways and now it is a lot less great, thanks to the malign would-be dictator in the White House. I regret… (View Post)

England bided its time in that case. It wasn't top dog until maybe seven centuries later and state wasn't called England by that point anyway. (View Post)

Bhubaneswar's claim to fame I understand is several dozen Hindu temples dating mainly to the 7th to 14th C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples_in_Bhubaneswar (View Post)

The one I came across the other day is Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. I hadn't heard of either the state or the capital but apparently they are very historic places. There are plenty … (View Post)