Scheiber gives an in-depth discussion of the economic advisers to Barack Obama, making the case that it is pragmatism, not ideology, that informs his policy.

The advisers behind the candidates are of interest for revealing the kind of assistants a president may call upon for his presidency. These advisers are an interesting lot. The article fails to identify the military advisers, who seem from a distance to be more problematic. No mention is made of how these advisers function within Obama's stated paradigm of bottom-up democracy.

A look at the processes and people that inform Barack Obama. A little bit of cheer leading for Obama, but interesting in an abstract way.

This article provides a view of the brain trust that influences the Obama campaign's policies. I enjoyed it for its details about the philosophies that guide their ideas, and how they have affected particular proposals. The author clearly likes the people he met in the Obama campaign, and this influences how he describes them, but he provides good detail as to why they and their approach is appealing.