September 8, 2009 by Anthony W. Orlando

Best of the Week: August 30 – September 5, 2009

10. Sudan’s Coming Civil War — Matthew Yglesias

9. Seven Days That Shook Afghanistan — Dexter Filkins

8. It’s the Economy, Jackasses — Ryan Sager

7. Crisis and Hope — Noam Chomsky

6. Eagle Eyes: Can We Teach Intuition? — Wray Herbert

5. 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Orgasm — Mary Roach

4. Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. — Steve Silberman

3. The Doctor Is IN: Aaron Beck’s Revered Approach to Psychotherapy — Daniel B. Smith

2. Kagame’s Hidden War in the Congo — Howard W. French

1. Cameron Todd Willingham, Texas, and the Death Penalty — David Grann

BONUS: Before the Report: Stephen Colbert’s Rise From Sketch Shows to America’s Hero — Christopher R. Weingarten