Best of the Week: September 12-18, 2010

10. Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights in Syria -- Robert Fisk
9. When the Economy Needs a Brave and Smiley Face -- Tyler Cowen
8. State and Local Public Employees Undercompensated -- Economic Policy Institute and The Shortcomings of Using States for Federal Macroeconomic Fiscal Policy -- Robert P. Inman
7. Stealing Newman -- Garry Wills and Iraq's Ignored Victims -- Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick
6. The Two Categories of American Corporations and Their Politics -- Robert Reich and When Everybody Exports, Nobody Wins -- Simon Kennedy
5. Lessons from the Great Depression -- Kevin O'Rourke and Study Finds CEO Salaries Increase with Layoffs -- Nadia Prupis
4. This Is Basel III?? -- Richard Smith and Third Time's the Charm? and Risk and Regulation -- Noah Millman
3. Why We Can't Ignore Growing Income Inequality, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, and Part 9 -- Timothy Noah
2. Take a Walk on the Supply Side: Tax Cuts on Profits, Savings, and the Wealthy Fail to Spur Economic Growth -- Michael Ettlinger & John S. Irons
1. Does the U.S. Really Want Talks with the Taliban to Succeed? -- Conn Hallinan
BONUS: We Only Trust Experts If They Agree with Us -- Christie Nicholson