| The US is descending into tribalism, Nobel laureates say hold Myanmar accountable, Israel’s church taxes increase tensions over East Jerusalem, Threats of force not the answer in the South China Sea, German courts push a green shift in the auto industry Posted: 10 Mar 2018 03:00 AM PST ![The US is descending into tribalism, Nobel laureates say hold Myanmar accountable, Israel's church taxes increase tensions over East Jerusalem, Threats of force not the answer in the South China Sea, German courts push a green shift in the auto industry]( "The US is descending into tribalism, Nobel laureates say hold Myanmar accountable, Israel's church taxes increase tensions over East Jerusalem, Threats of force not the answer in the South China Sea, German courts push a green shift in the auto industry") "Tribalism stems from primordial, visceral and oftentimes fanatical sentiments and emotions...," writes Irene Fowler. "Jerusalem heads of churches ... have all decided to close down the doors of the Church of Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem in protest of Jerusalem municipality's decision to levy taxes (Arnona) on church-owned properties in East Jerusalem on the pretext that they are not places of worship...," states an editorial.
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| Readers write: Reactions to 'Armed in America' book review Posted: 10 Mar 2018 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Reactions to 'Armed in America' book review]( "Readers write: Reactions to 'Armed in America' book review") We received a very robust response to our Jan. 26 review of "Armed in America," by Patrick J. Charles, that appeared in the Books section of CSMonitor.com. From the more than 100 reader responses that arrived within a few days of publishing it, we have chosen a few that give some idea of the range of opinion represented.
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