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July 20, 2003
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The punishment of a liar is that, even when he speaks the truth, none believe him.   —   Talmud

ABOUT JWR'S FUTURE

Not long ago, I found myself in the office of a corporate CEO. This fellow is known as a philanthropist, and I was trying for YEARS to meet with him.

After exchanging pleasantries, he became very serious. "If your own readers don't support you," he asked from behind his wide mahogany desk, "then why should I?"

Was the question insensitive? Obviously. But he had a point.

Unlike the CEO, there should be no reason for me to make a "pitch" to you about what JWR is --- and why it needs support.

We defend the values YOU hold dear and do so with elegance and eloquence.

And yet - and yet, we need more and more of our readers to care -- that means you, all of you -- that we have the resources to keep on keeping on. (I'm SINCERELY grateful to those who have contributed!)

Donate to JWR

For those who aren't aware, JWR is not some multi-million dollar company.

To be blunt: We need your help and we need it now.

As much as I like to think positively -- it's my nature -- there comes a time when reality sets in. After discussing JWR's situation with "experts," we decided on a few possible scenarios. Here they are. We could

1) reduce our publishing schedule to twice or three times weekly.

2) become a subscription-only service with a semi-annual charge

3) offer free and "premium" tracks, which would require a fee

4) spruce up our advertising by adding pop-ups. (They are annoying, but they pay well.)

I would like things to stay the way they are, but without funding it's an impossibility.

What we have NO intention of doing is folding. We know the impact we are having in the cultural debate. And, then, there all of those warm letters we receive.

I am NOT asking you to stop reading if you can't make a donation. But I AM reassuring you that you need not be embarrassed if you can only give a small amount.

Whatever the amount, it will be greatly appreciated. At this point, ANYTHING, and I do mean ANYTHING, is better than nothing. Let's not be forced to change how JWR is run.

I've quoted the CEO. Now, let me quote a reader, James Graper: "Should I trust you with my mind but not my money?"

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In gratitude and friendship,
Binyamin L. Jolkovsky,
Editor in Chief


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Sermon On The Light Rail
By Phil Jacobs

Sometimes to get a lesson on spirituality, all you have to do is listen, and you'll find that "message" we're all looking for. Or, sometimes it will find you.

l'chaim!
Everything's Relative

The latest installment of Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkel's Jewish Gen-X strip with ecumenical appeal. Online exclusively at JWR.

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Loving Kindness: Daily lessons that will transform you Today's installment ... With a Prayer

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One Big Happy (NEW, FAMILY-FRIENDLY STRIP!)
Mallard Fillmore
Jake Fuller
Cox & Forkum
Ed Gamble
Gary Varvel
Joe Heller
Michael Ramirez

(Attention working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note by clicking here. Readers, please make suggestions, as well.)

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TODAY'S FAILURE by Steve Young (NEW FEATURE!)

Tech Maven by Mark Kellner: A tale of two headsets

Greg Crosby: Not easy this week

Lori Borgman: Girls pool talents for commercial success

Single gene may determine susceptibility to depression, study finds

Market for used cellphones gives charities a revenue source

Bruce Williams on JWR: Will a life estate protect my home?; take taxes (escrow account materials) automatically from mortgage payments?

Everyday Cheapskate: Free books, free flowers

Dr. Peter Gott: Low-fat versus low-carb diets; age factor in insurance

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Jeff Jacoby: The frenzy-of-the-month club

Living history! ‘America, don't ever apologize for your values’ by Tony Blair

Art Buchwald: THE BIG REWARD

Michelle Malkin: The N.Y. Times' 9/11 scam

Marianne M. Jennings: Boy scouts win Supreme Court case and still cave! (OUTRAGEOUS!)

Diana West: Whose credibility gap?

Linda Chavez: NAACP has been turned into a caricature of its former self

Quin Hillyer: A late attack on Pryor, courtesy of purloined memos

Tom Purcell: The real story never makes for good summertime drama in Washington (GREAT!)

Bob Tyrrell: Irascible, bigoted Harry Truman was a product of his times

Argus Hamilton's political zingers!

Jim Hoagland: Linking Liberia And Iraq

Jonah Goldberg: Bush becomes 'big government conservative'

Joe Scarborough: The U.N. and gun control

Debra J Saunders: The man who isn't there

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Prez not his father's son (THOUGHT PROVOKING!)

Wesley Pruden: Ready or not, here come Bill and Hillary

Mona Charen: The scandal that wasn't

Mark Goldblatt: Supreme infantilization

Charles Krauthammer: Why Did Bush Go to War?

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