Kelley Vlahos's article is one of the best I've read about Rand or Ron Paul and the underlying traditional, constitutionalist conservative movement ("Rand Paul Revolution," March 2010). It was well-researched and well-written, with analysis kept as objective as possible. How far this reporting has Publication: The American Conservative

Even such a learned scholar as David Bromwich ("Right Reflections," May 18), who has edited Edmund Burke's letters, does not mention that Burke was a Whig, not a Tory, which is why he never described himself as a conservative. He called himself an "Old Whig," a term that F.A. Hayek used to describe Publication: The American Conservative

I just read with interest Mutiny in the Valley by Michael Brendan Dougherty (Oct. 8). I, too, decided to get involved in the local races in Putnam County and ran against an incumbent for a legislative seat in the 5th District. My opponent was part of the local machine, and, like my friend Matt Publication: The American Conservative