Best of the Week: August 23-29, 2009

10. Michael Steele's Disastrous Idea of a Republican Health-Care Proposal -- Steven Pearlstein9. Behavioral Theory -- Dana Goldstein8. When a Gifted Teacher Has to Jump Through Hoops Just to Keep His Job, Change Is Needed -- Jay Mathews7. Why Are Senior Citizens Crying "Socialism" at Town Halls? -- Tom Schaller6. The Lockerbie Bomber and the "Torture Regime" -- Stephen M. Walt5. Still Undone: Remaking the Financial System -- Michael Hirsh4. How Cuts in State and Local Spending Endanger a Recovery -- Robert H. Frank3. Congress Needs to Pass Some Laws on Controversial Issues -- Juan Cole2. Farewell to the Dollar as the World's Currency of Choice -- Joseph E. Stiglitz1. We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar -- Jim WebbBONUS: Laugh, Kookaburra -- David Sedaris