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Although they sowed needless chaos before the holidays, the points they raised are worth exploring.

It starts with a buzz.

The GOP's latest flirtation with a government shutdown shows the lack of a meaningful agenda.

The era of free money is over. The new normal is higher inflation, higher interest rates and painful choices.

Plus: Trying to revive the ERA. Thinking more about space.

America is about to find out whether tit-for-tat politics is the new normal.

Readers respond to Daniel Pink and share their own experiences with volunteering.

And give the gift of bringing the world one step closer to nuclear nonproliferation.

"We're going to come after you," Patel said, echoing the FBI's Cointelpro ops in the '60s and '70s.

Returning to your small hometown for the holidays.