U.S. News & World Report:  The Jason Furman Saga: Has Obama Fired His New Economic Adviser Yet?, by James Pethokoukis:

So Barack Obama has named economist Jason Furman of the Brookings Institution as his top economic adviser. Very interesting pick. Already, liberal activists are in a tizzy because of his contrarian positions on some policy issues. Here is what I can tell you about Furman. …

1. Furman is no protectionist.
2. Furman is also skeptical about a major pillar of economic thought in the Democratic Party, that the past three decades have been terrible for workers because of "stagnant wages."
3. Furman also sees the value in a low tax rate with few deductions and is in favor of Charlie Rangel’s proposed corporate income tax cut.

See also Start Making Sense.