Our spring webathon is drawing to a close, and this is where you come in.

We are over $80,000 and are hoping to finish strong at $90,000 (or above!).

What does this have to do with you, you might ask. Well, I’m guessing that if you are receiving this missive, you are a conservative who is well informed, who takes politics seriously, and who realizes it’s absolutely essential that the ideas that made this country great are constantly defended and advanced, with rigor and intelligence.

And that’s exactly what we do at NR every day. When so many are willing to bend to the prevailing winds, we are resolute in standing up for what we believe and in telling the truth — when it is easy and, especially, when it is hard.

If that matters to you, and I bet it does, please consider chipping in something, from $50 to $5,000 (we get both amounts and appreciate every penny), to help us close out this fundraiser on a successful note.

One reason that we are able to do what we do so freely and fearlessly is that we’ve never put a business model or catering to an audience first here at NR. We’ve always assumed that if we let it all hang out and defend conservative ideas with wit, verve, and excellent writing, people who value that will be here for us.

And so they have. Again, this is where you come in.

I know reading a fundraising appeal from me — a professional editor in chief and amateur pitchman — is probably not the highlight of your day. I know you’re busy and have more important things to read and to do. But let me humbly submit that adding your twopence to the great collective chain of effort stretching over decades that has kept this institution alive and thriving is a very worthy use of, at least a little bit of, your time and resources.

I’ve read NR since high school. It’s a publication that I’ve always loved and has crucially shaped my worldview. I know that’s true of many of you, as well. I hear it all the time when, in one of the best parts of my job, I meet our endlessly fascinating and impressive readers and listeners all over the country.

I believe, at this moment, NR is more important than ever. If you agree, if you appreciate our writing and thought, if you want to do something to ensure that our voice is strong and undiminished, please consider giving a little something to get us to $90,000.

You can give one of two ways, by the way. One is to NR. The other is to the nonprofit National Review Institute to support its educational mission defending the Buckley legacy, which would make your contribution tax-deductible.

Thank you for reading my note, and for reading National Review. You mean the world to us.

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