Nepal, Nov. 12 -- It might be a few more days before the official tally is in, and Donald Trump and his Republican Party acknowledge what the rest of the world has: the Trump era is over and with it the nightmare that began with his wildcard victory four years ago.

Some days before Americans went to the polls, Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian wrote that the US presidential election 'is stressing people out', referring not only to Americans. That was enough affirmation, if I needed any, that the four-year-long heartburn that ailed me was a phenomenon common the world over. That experience was quite unsettling. For instance, despite everything I have read about avoiding screen time before sleeping, the last four years has seen me dawdlin...