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