Posted on October 20, 2009October 20, 2009Best 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