Justus For All

Vodkapundit points us at 3 articles from Parameters, the quarterly publication of the US Army War College.
I haven’t yet read any of them yet, but I certainly plan to.

International Herald Tribune:
A 10-year military agreement just signed by the defense secretaries of the United States and India is intended to provide for numerous advances in the relationship, including joint weapons production, greater sharing of technology and intelligence as well as an increased trade in arms.
A statement signed by India’s defense minister, Pranab Mukherjee, and […]

The Political Teen has the video.
There was of course nothing new in the speech. It needed to be said again though. At times Bush appeared almost frustrated about having to explain all of this again, and I simpathize with that.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that a deadline […]

David Post of the The Volokh Conspiracy explains why the Grokster decision is neither terribly surprising or a huge win for the entertainment industry.

I went an saw Batman Begins last night.
I was very impressed. It was all in all the best Batman movie ever (and I say that with some regret, since I love Jack’s performance in the first one.)
I had serious trepidations about the movie before seeing it, especially the car which I didn’t think was […]

John Podoretz in the New York Post::
THOUGH it has always been the fantasy of Americans that their highest court was truly a Solomonic body, only the foolish and the sentimental hew to that romantic vision of the U.S. Supreme Court these days.
After all, it would have been hard to imagine the intellectual reputation of the […]

Justus for All has a new look, credit goes to Emily who did an absolutely mahvelous job.

Barack Obama has written a wonderful tribute to Lincoln in TIME Magazine.
This bit is my favorite:
What I marvel at, what gives me such hope, is that this man could overcome depression, self-doubt and the constraints of biography and not only act decisively but retain his humanity. Like a figure from the Old Testament, […]

This op-ed by Amir Taheri is well worth reading. Excerpt:
Ahmadinejad’s victory means that Khamenehi, who has established himself as head of the most radical faction within the Khomeinist establishment, now controls all levers of power for the first time. He will now be able to put his own men in charge of all key […]

This Waiter Rant post perfectly captures the glory, terror, and deep humanity of genuine Faith.
It cannot be excerpted or summarized, go read it.
I know that several of my readers, in some cases people who I deeply admire, feel very differently than I do about religious faith, finding it a silly superstition that is, on balance […]