Outstanding report on the rise of Barack Obama and what he calls "Joshua Generation" (following the "Moses Generation" of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King). This in-depth, ten-page article chronicles this historic movement in vivid detail, leading to the election of America's first Afro-American President. A must-read story that provides ample context and helpful insights.

Remnick gives us an in depth analysis of Barack Obama's relationship with race, both personally, historically, publicly. He traces Obama's life, and the campaign, from the lens of race and identity. Simultaneously, he writes a larger narrative of African-Americans in political power. All this is achieved with a breadth of mind-boggling sources, including Colin Powell, key civil rights leaders, even Studs Turkel.

Thoughtful, insightful, moving and complete. It is in-depth and deep. A masterpiece -- I so enjoyed reading this and got so much out of it, I absolutely will read it through again (and then will repeatedly go back to passages I particularly enjoyed as I'm inspired to do so).

A very well-researched and finely-told story of the rise of the first Hawaiian president of the United States, and of the people, Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian, who led the way.

One measure of an article of this length is whether it is of enough interest to read completely read it.

As usual The New Yorker has written a definitive article, this time focusing on racial identity as it relates to our new President-elect. Extremely detailed, and masterfully written, it would be hard to fault this article...but for its excessive length. Set aside some time; it's worth it.

While not much new is included here, it is a well nuanced collection of stories and details that flesh out the story for this most recent remarkable chapter in our national history.

Very revealing; this story aptly chronicles Mr. Obama's influences.

In the age of short headline articles designed to reach the web audience, and the all too partisan temperaments of writers, this article stands out for quality writing, insightful summation of larger conversations, and a helpful scaling of this audacious story. While i have my own bias, this piece pulled me into the next section, sentence or phrase just as i became curious for that perspective. Excellent.

Quality journalism with a capitol Q.David Remnick wrote a story that was uplifting and informative at the same time. While I read this article, it brought back memories of the Civil Rights movement without braking it over a person's head that this election wasn't really about the movement.

Remnick's focus on the nuances of Obama's rhetoric and personal style — ways to finesse a lifelong balancing act — is a good attempt at explaining how the President-Elect defines himself in the context of the differences between the Moses and Joshua Generations. Quoting Moses Generation icons' wonderment about being wrong on Obama's timing (and chances) was instructive to all racial groups (except the haters). Remnick's gave equal space to the doubters, too, avoiding the simplistic message that "post-racial politics" is in the air.