| Dear Intelligent American, (Which was the preferred salutation used by Bill Buckley . . .) Now, it is considered one of the world's oldest jokes -- the one about contracts and a sanity clause. You know it, but who can resist letting Groucho and Chico do their thing?  Call me an anti-Marxist, because I disagree with Chico: What else but S.C. explains the lump of coal in my stocking every year? Also, as you surely know, there is indeed a source of sanity in today's world, and that is National Review. In the 61 years since Bill Buckley founded his brassy and consequential fortnightly (truth: NR was originally a weekly) and in the nearly two decades since Rich Lowry and Jonah Goldberg launched National Review Online, "NR" has been the premier source of conservative wisdom and sanity in a world of overwhelming liberal and leftist media madness. If you turn to NRO daily for the kind of intelligent commentary and sane analysis that comes from big brains and exceptional writers like Victor Davis Hanson, Andy McCarthy, Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson, David French, and dozens more, then we hope you will support our effort to rebuild and reboot the critical platform -- NRO -- that gives voice and attention to their wisdom. Yep, we are seeking a financial contribution. And yep, we admit there are issues with NRO. Boy oh boy are there ever issues. But not for long. Our project is this: We are going to overhaul the entire NRO system from the ground floor up. That's going to be pricey. Very. So we are asking, in this end-of-the-year webathon, for your help and participation in raising $150,000 by December 31st. We'd ask the seasonal sugarplum fairies to finance this project, but they've left town. So we need NRO's sanity-seeking fans to help us underwrite what is a truly critical effort. Please consider a contribution of $10, $100, and, if you are flush with last night's bingo winnings, $1000. Donate here. If you prefer PayPal, please donate here. And if you like doing things the old-fashioned way, mail a check payable to "National Review" to 215 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016. The world sorely needs an NRO that is running fast and smooth and with plenty of room for any and all, that's accessible and shareable and a happy home to new sections (If I get naming rights, one will be he United States of Podcasting) and options (ad-free!). Make our critical project succeed. The Sanity Clause requires it. Many thanks, Jack Fowler
Publisher, National Review
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