
This year's best articles covered a wide range of subjects, from Playboy to payday loans
Here are ten of our favourite Prospect articles from the past 12 months, in no particular order.
1. From Faust to Frankenstein: How far should the logic of markets dictate our lives? Rowan Williams argues that we need a different way of thinking about the world
2. The book of LBJ: In May, the fourth volume of an epic biography of Lyndon Johnson was published. Sam Tanenhaus meets its legendary author, Robert Caro
3. An orthodox challenge: Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jewish population is growing rapidly. Gershom Gorenberg looks at whether it can be integrated into modern society, and what that will mean for the country
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