October 20, 2009October 20, 2009 by Anthony W. Orlando

Best of the Week: October 11-17, 2009

10. Aid Fueled Latest Surge on Wall Street — Graham Bowley and Small Banks Fail at Growing Rate, Straining F.D.I.C. — Eric Dash

9. Don’t Cut the Payroll Tax — Bruce Bartlett

8. Stanley McChrystal’s Long War — Dexter Filkins

7. Football, Dogfighting, and Brain Damage — Malcolm Gladwell

6. The State of Families, Class and Culture — Arlie Hochschild

5. Legislation to Needlessly Stir Up Pakistan — David Ignatius

4. The Senate Finance Committee Proposal Lowers Non-Group Premiums — Jonathan Gruber

3. The Best Deal the GOP Will Get — Matthew Yglesias

2. Does the Vaccine Matter? — Shannon Brownlee & Jeanne Lenzer

1. The Snatchback — Nadya Labi

BONUS: Facts About Swine Flu — Shannon Brownlee & Jeanne Lenzer