Hillary Clinton has regained the lead in overall popular votes--and the underlying numbers help her make the case for the nomination.

The numerous and spirited ways in which Chinese people are objecting--despite repression, risk, and sometimes their own involvement in the problems--show that popular ideas about social morality are still alive and well in China.

A review of Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World, and Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy.

"Given the disappointing March numbers, it is unlikely that this month's report will show a huge improvement. It is likely that the economy will add 120,000-140,000 jobs--small numbers that suggest protracted periods of sluggish growth still lie ahead of us." Aparna Mathur, AEI

When the G8 major economies convened at Camp David last weekend, the continuing crisis of the euro, common currency of 17 European Union (EU) members, dominated the economic discussions. The agonies of Greece, badly divided in recent parliamentary elections, and forced to vote again on 17 June, were at the forefront.

Just as the political air is filled with talk of the inevitability of Barack Obama's re-election -- we are told that the kids at his Chicago headquarters are brimming with confidence -- in come some poll numbers showing him behind.

Excerpts from a Bradley Lecture by Reason magazine's Charles Paul Freund.

In theMiddle East,commercialism that does not transmit a regime's utopian dreams but addresses the personal dreams of the audience might serve to propell liberal values forward.