Indeed; there are lots of really, really poor and factually inaccurate videos out there. What gets me are that I subscribe to some really good ones - e.g. Drachinifel - and watch lots, not all, of hi… (View Post)

An apprenticeship can be the first step on the ladder; in ye olden days some large companies would encourage bright young lads who had no degree to do one (*). Alternatively, an apprenticeship might … (View Post)

Considering how split we think the USA is, here's some polling that shows remarkable cross-party support for Ukraine: 72% of Dems and 73% of Reps support arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia; 7… (View Post)

There are interesting questions around this: would India have become democratic if the UK (or France, or a.n.other) had not had it as part of an Empire? Or would India as it is now (*) be a complete … (View Post)

How many of the rulers of the kingdoms of India in the various dynasties *before* the empire were elected? (View Post)