Backblogged: Our Five Favorite Sentences of the Week: The New Yorker In this atmosphere, a hack can be more dangerous than a revolutionary. From "Darkness in Washington," by George Packer. They are treating Obamacare - a law passed by Congress, affirmed by the Supreme Court, and whose namesake was reëlected President - as a claim that they can avoid paying if they just come up with the right disingenuous angle. From "The G.O.P."s Emergency-Room Politics," by Amy Davidson. " "Procrustean," like "supercilious," is one of those words we're taught but seldom if ever use - or, let's say, dim or pompous people use them." From "This Week in Fiction: Paul Theroux," with Deborah Treisman. From "Apologia," by T. Coraghessan Boyle. From "Butter Aerobics," by Betsy Morais. Photograph by Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP