I dig being called “Dear Leader,” but the answer to the question that this e-mailer opens with is, of course, “yes.”

“Dear Leader,

Must I send everyone I know a gift subscription before the pop-ups vanish? I already give to the annual fundraising drive every year when my finances allow. Please, please start charging a nominal fee, say 20 dollars per annum, to have full access to NRO (in the style of The Economist) but for heaven’s sake stop with the pop-ups.”