This email in response to today’s column will no doubt bother some folks:

Hi Jonah, Love your work, and enjoyed today’s column. You mention the liberal mantra of ‘sacrifice’ for civilians during a time of war. But it always struck me as odd that when they beat this drum they are almost exclusivley talking about increased taxes as the ‘sacrifice’ we can make. If I didn’t know better about the economic implications of high taxes I would gladly go along. But the way I see it, there’s other things I can do – like give up some of my civil liberties in the name of national security. Our military is fighting and dying overseas, and we’re so immature and selfish that we won’t allow the government to possibly listen in on a phone call or go though our bank records?? I’ve got nothing to hide, so if that’s what I need to do to help protect the homeland, then so be it. Only terrorists and libs would be against a simple sacrifice like that. It is (literally) the least I could do. Keep up the good work.