The Audacity of Data

Like Bill Clinton in 1992, Obama's campaign boasts a cadre of credentialed achievers. Intellectually, however, the Obamanauts couldn't be more different. Clinton delighted in surrounding himself with big-think public intellectuals--like economics commentator Robert Reich and political philosopher Bill Galston. You'd be hard-pressed to find a political philosopher in Obama's inner wonk-dom. His is dominated by a group of first-rate economists, beginning ... Full Story »

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Daria Siekhaus
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by Daria Siekhaus - Oct. 1, 2008

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.

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