Best of the Week: October 18-24, 2009

10. Our Brains Are Wired for Hypocrisy -- Sharon Begley

9. Hold the Champagne on China’s Economy -- Michael Auslin

8. The Banks Are Not All Right -- Paul Krugman

7. How Drug-Industry Lobbyists Got Their Way on Health Care -- Karen Tumulty & Michael Scherer

6. ElBaradei to the Rescue -- Gordon Prather

5. Insurers Argue for Public Option -- Dean Baker and Is This Why Republicans Can't Support Health-Care Reform? -- Ezra Klein

4. The Catastrophic Option -- Ross Douthat and A Difficult Graph for Health-Care Reformers -- Ezra Klein

3. State of Distress -- Matt Bai

2. The Race to Save Lehman -- Andrew Ross Sorkin

1. Held by the Taliban, Part One: 7 Months, 10 Days in Captivity, Part Two: Inside the Islamic Emirate, Part Three: The World of Young Militants, Part Four: A Drone Strike and Dwindling Hope, Part Five: A Rope and a Prayer, and Epilogue -- David Rohde

BONUS: James Cameron and “Avatar” -- Dana Goodyear