Our times are likely to become only more consequential and perilous, making NR more necessary than ever.
When the balloon goes up, you want National Review.
It goes without saying that we live in consequential times, with the U.S. locked in a war against the foremost anti-American regime on the planet and with the foundations of our constitutional system and culture under threat.
At times like this, NR’s stalwart defense of the West, of freedom, and of the American way is more valuable than ever.
We give you daily — nay, hourly — attacks on falsehood and folly, incisive analysis, stinging wit, and intelligent, yeasty intra-conservative debate as warranted.
We’ve never been frightened of our “base” (our readers, listeners, and viewers) or felt compelled to pander to it.
No, we have always been profoundly respectful of you, the fine people who do us the honor of consuming our content, and have believed that what you want above all is smart, honest writing and commentary that seeks to preserve what makes America great.
Our business model, in other words, has been based on believing in you, and we’ve never been wrong yet.
That’s why we’re hoping you can contribute anything, from $5 to $5,000, to our spring fundraiser.
At NR, we are the opposite of a weathervane. Whenever the prevailing wind blows in a wayward direction, we keep pointing to the true north of free markets, the rule of law, the U.S. Constitution, and American exceptionalism.
If you want fashion, go to Ralph Lauren, or some other more cynical or opportunistic media outlet.
If you want truth and principle, stick with us.
As everyone knows, we’ve had our differences over the years with President Trump, but we are happy to defend him from the vicious lies of the isolationist right suggesting he is a tool of Israel or has been cowed by a threat to his safety from shadowy forces (a.k.a. the Jews).
We forcefully reject antisemitism and anti-Westernism on the left and on the right.
We are hell on Bernie Sanders- and AOC-style socialism and have no truck with the new argument on the right that markets have failed and we need a government-directed economy.
We have a long history of fighting the New Left indictment of American power as fundamentally corrupt and oppose the New Right version of the same accusation as well.
When it seems that everyone out there has lost the plot, NR is grounded and fearless.
If you appreciate and value that, please consider chipping in.
We believe that Iran has been a menace for going on 50 years and needs to be defeated.
We believe that the free market model — a low-tax, low-regulation environment where capital finds winners and losers — has been proven superior again and again.
We believe the U.S. Constitution is the best foundational law known to man and the ultimate safeguard of our liberties and national power.
We believe that there is no such thing as a birthing person and traditional virtues are the best guarantee of personal happiness and a healthy, vital society.
We believe that American history is an amazing, providential story of a liberty-loving people making the most of their continental nation and becoming the world’s greatest opponent of dangerous totalitarianism.
If you believe the same, please stand with us.
I hesitate to make predictions about the future, except that our times are likely to become more consequential and perilous, and NR will be more necessary than ever.
Thank you.
