Countless words have been devoted to Pakistan's situation, but do any give a clear picture of what day-to-day existence is like there? Our correspondent Anatol Lieven considers some recent tomes on the Pakistan puzzle and finds that they overlook ordinary citizens' conflicting motivations. Meanwhile, Matthew Yglesias argues that Obama should not give ground to Israeli officials or right-wing hawks on the settlement issue. And our Women's Work series comes to an end. Heather Boushey comes up with a way to make paid time off an option for all workers, not just a perk available to some. As always, subscribe to our RSS feed to receive our articles as soon as they are published. Also, follow us on Twitter for highlights from our blog. --The Editors
