Best of the Week: April 18-24, 2010 (sort of)

In trying to catch up, I skipped a few days during April 18-24. I can't guarantee that these are the "best" of the week. In fact, I'm sure I missed some important ones, but I can assure you that these are all very good. -- AWO

10. Falling Out -- Ted Galen Carpenter
9. Precedent Suggests Afghanistan Taliban Could Win: Report -- Ben Arnoldy
8. Congress Drops the Ball on Rating Agency Reform -- Barbara Kiviat
7. The Economist Manifesto -- Amartya Sen
6. Mind Over Meds -- Daniel Carlat
5. Mortgage Deduction: America's Costliest Tax Break -- Jeanne Sahadi
4. Yes, It's a Bailout Bill -- Phillip Swagel and Resolution Authority: Missing an Umpire -- Stephen Lubben
3. Al Qaeda's Top Gun -- Jeremy R. Hammond
2. Why Do Harvard Kids Head to Wall Street? An Interview with an Ex-Wall Street Recruit -- Ezra Klein
1. Six Doctrines in Search of a Policy Regime -- Paul Krugman, Pesos, Ponzi, and Financial Sector Profits -- Paul Krugman, and Minsky vs. Krugman -- Arnold Kling
BONUS: It Slices, It Dices -- Steven Strogatz