Best of the Week: August 30 - September 5, 2009 From the Editor's Desk Sep 8 Written By 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 Aaron BeckCameron Todd WillinghamChristopher R- WeingartenDaniel B- SmithDavid GrannDexter FilkinsHoward W- FrenchMary RoachMatthew YglesiasNoam ChomskyRyan SagerStephen ColbertSteve SilbermanWray Herbert
Best of the Week: August 30 - September 5, 2009 From the Editor's Desk Sep 8 Written By 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 Aaron BeckCameron Todd WillinghamChristopher R- WeingartenDaniel B- SmithDavid GrannDexter FilkinsHoward W- FrenchMary RoachMatthew YglesiasNoam ChomskyRyan SagerStephen ColbertSteve SilbermanWray Herbert