On Tuesday, Rich kicked off our fall webathon by observing:

One of the wonderful things about NR is that we don’t simply have readers, listeners, and viewers — we have friends who feel the same way about this publication and its animating cause as we do.

He humbly asked for your support for our ongoing mission of offering fierce advocacy of conservative values and careful reporting that holds those in power accountable.

After a little more than a day, we have already had an overwhelming response, with 158 generous readers having contributed over $16,000 as of this writing.

If you value what we do and have not contributed yet, I ask you to join them in helping to support our work. Anything you could spare, from $5 to $5,000 or more, would be greatly appreciated and be put to good use.

Thank you for your help.