If you’re reading this, there’s an excellent chance you spend a heck of a lot of time on NRO. Hundreds of thousands qualify for that status, deriving endless enjoyment for months, years . . . all at no cost. But being a good conservative, you know that when it comes to free lunches, there ain’t no such thing. And when it comes to “free” content, well, it costs a lot. Many good souls — since May 14, 1,521, to be exact — know that and have stepped up with contributions to our Spring Webathon, for which Rich Lowry makes an excellent case.

Why do people give? Here are some explanations from heck-of-a-lot friends, which I hope might inspire you to toss NRO a sawbuck or two or ten (which you easily and securely do, right here).

John, who bears the nickname “Jonah’s Airpower Guy,” has that generous thing down pat: “here . . . 500 ‘Go to Hell. All of you.’ bucks for the fight against liberal (hah!) fascism. Cheers.” Hell yeah!

Jon sends $25 and gets right down to business: “The Corner and NRO are the best content on the Internet. But the website is horrible. Constantly crashing and reloading on my PC. My iPad keeps telling me ‘this page was reloaded because it encountered a problem.’ It’s just awful and I sometimes avoid it. Please, please, please fix it.” We are Jon, and the support from you and others is helping us fund this vital (and expensive) project.

Another $25 comes from Dennis, who also sends encouraging words: “National Review is my favorite and I read it several times a day. I wish I could contribute more. Please keep up the good work offering a sane and sound voice to a world otherwise filled with a whole lot of crazy.”

More of the $25 variety, this time from Joseph: “You can thank Andrew McCarthy. I will support him through you.” Thanks amigo. Andy really is the best of the best.

Finally, there’s Charles. Along with his $50 contribution is this explanation: “I love NRO and all of the varied and interesting and intellectually honest voices you provide. I have complained about the glitchy website. So it’s time to pony up. Keep up the great work.”

If it’s time for you to pony up, do it. Our webathon has surpassed $206,000 in contributions, on our way to the goal of $264,000. Please help us reach it. To contribute via NR, click here. If you prefer to contribute by check, please make yours payable to “National Review” and mail it to National Review, ATTN: Webathon, 215 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016. And if you prefer PayPal, you can donate here. God bless and many thanks.