The mail.(Letter to the Editor)

Michael Medved's diatribe against Libertarian voters (SCAN, January/February) condemns Libertarians because they don't study opinion polls to determine who can win before they vote. For Medved, ideas are beside the point.

The Libertarian Party, unlike the Republican and Democratic parties, is based on a consistent, coherent, and principled political philosophy. For the millions of Americans who cast Libertarian votes, the validity and wisdom of Libertarian principles count for more than their popularity.

Republican "principles," on the other hand, can be hard to discern. When the GOP wants votes in steel belt states, its support for free trade goes out the window. When the Republican leader, Senator Lott, finds himself in political hot water, he grovels for support on BET and reverses his position on affirmative action.

Under both Democratic and Republican leadership, government has grown rapidly, reliably, and relentlessly. For principled, consistent support of less government and more liberty, I'll keep voting Libertarian.

 
Brian Fenton 
Atlanta, Georgia 

I loved Oriana Fallaci's "How the West Was Won--and How It Will Be Lost" (January/February). Finally, someone is speaking the truth with the same passion that hundreds of thousands of Americans feel. What is happening is a cultural and religious war. I pray she speaks more, writes more, and that thousands rise up to join her to save our country and the world from militant Islam.

 
Shirley Kozlowski 
Midland, Texas