Fighting For Freedom, 24/7  It was Bill Buckley's idea 60 years ago that there should be a magazine devoted to defending things that matter, even when they are unpopular. He wanted it to prize excellent writing and careful thought, to be witty and fun, and to be a forum for debate within conservatism about policy and politics. I worked with Bill closely for ten years after he named me editor of NR, and it has been our ambition to preserve his vision of the publication, even in the age of Twitter, even when we have a website that is updated constantly. As you can imagine, the preservation of NR takes on an added importance when someone is trying to shut it down, as is the case with Michael Mann and his lawsuit against NR. George Orwell famously described totalitarianism as a boot stamping on a human face -- forever. Well, political correctness is a close-minded, self-important goon yelling "shut up" -- forever. And attempting to enforce his will through firings, boycotts, shaming, regulations, fines, riots, and lawsuits. As a NR reader, you know that we are not afraid to stand up to totalitarianism masquerading as PC . . . to do what is right, to publish the truth. But to do so, we need your help. Let me suggest two ways that can help. First, you can contribute directly to NR to help us pay our legal bills and fight back in the Michael Mann lawsuit. 
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