| Dear Friend, No, we're not calling for orange juice, or even ranting about that notorious criminal. Nope: When you hear "Oh Jay!" around these parts, it's usually because one of my NR colleagues is reading a brilliant online piece by Jay Nordlinger, the acclaimed Book Fellow of the National Review Institute, and is loudly praising another astute observation offered (in his distinct and often-beautiful prose style) by one of conservatism's best writers. 
And podcasters! That's right: If you're not listening to Jay's wonderful Ricochet podcasts (have you heard his terrific Q and A program, or his weekly chat with the great Mona Charen, Need To Know?) you are missing some of the best utterly uttered conservatism out there. And authors: Jay's much-praised Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sona and Daughters of Dictators and Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World are musts for your bookshelves. Most people know Jay through his delightful NRO "Impromtus" columns, his smart essays for National Review, his respected music criticism for The New Criterion, or for a bunch of other reasons. The fact is, no matter how you know him, and for what reason you most admire him, the multi-talented Jay Nordlinger is an exceptional voice (often, literally) of conservatism. I'd hate to think of our movement without his wisdom. This is Day 8 of the Institute's Spring into Summer Fund Drive. Simply: NRI is seeking to raise funds to support the ongoing and widespread and meaningful work of Jay and of other NRI fellows, such as Jonah Goldberg, Andy McCarthy, Reihan Salam, and many more. You'll like this: Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar contributed to NRI over the course of this campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar. We need to raise $100,000 from our supporters (you!) by June 30th: Can we count on you to help us reach this goal? To help us carry on the work of Jay, of NRI, of its many fellows, of its remarkable programs? I hope so. We need good conservative men and women to be part of this important project . . . so talented conservatives like Jay can speak and write on behalf of the causes we hold dear. I'll close with this: Bill Buckley created NRI to further articulate and advance the mission he first established through National Review. If you care about that mission, if you care about the conservative cause, if you care to support NRI's real impact -- it's very real! -- then please make your tax-deductible contribution to the National Review Institute by June 30th. And see your generosity doubled! Many thanks and God bless. Best, Jack Fowler
Publisher
National Review
Trustee, National Review Institute
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