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Here we are on, the 13th anniversary of 9/11, with the drums of war in the Middle East once again sounding. Dick Cheney is welcomed back to conservative Washington, sounding the hawkish alarm. The mainstream conservative movement has learned nothing from the past 13 years.

Unlike me, I’m sorry to say, The American Conservative was right on Iraq from the beginning. TAC has established itself as a bastion of foreign policy realism and reform within conservatism. If you value the role we play, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to TAC.  We are a not-for-profit magazine that depends on the generosity of sympatico readers to do what we do. If you value our voice, if we speak for you, then please help us.

As you know, foreign policy is not really my area of prime concern. I write broadly about religion and culture. It’s what I care about most. If you like the work I do on this blog — if I speak for you, if I make you think, if you like the books I talk about, if you appreciate the civil comments threads I maintain on this site — we could use your help.  I’ve noticed recently that the Benedict Option idea that I’ve been talking about for years is finally starting to gain some traction outside of this blog. Just today I was invited to keynote a Benedict Option symposium at a major university (details coming, after it is announced). As you know, I think this kind of new thinking, and new ideas, are vital to the future of the country, especially for religious believers. If you agree with me that the discussion is important, please help keep this blog and the TAC site going.

I like to think that you need us. I know that we need you. Won’t you help? Wick Allison, chairman of the board of the American Ideas Institute (the parent philanthropy of TAC) sent out this appeal yesterday:

Dear Reader,

I want to update you on two initiatives we’ve just launched at The American Conservative—initiatives that apply, in a fresh way, traditional conservative wisdom and values.

In June, as part of our Peace and Prudence Initiative, we convened a special conference: “The New Internationalism: American Foreign Policy After Afghanistan and Iraq.” C-SPAN covered the conference, and I invite you to watch it—if you haven’t already—at theamericanconservative.com/newinternationalism.

Even as I write, the United States is committing to a long-term military campaign in Iraq and Syria, and neoconservatives are pressing with obvious glee the same case they made with such disastrous results a decade ago.

The American Conservative is shifting the mainstream conversation away from this irresponsible hawkishness toward a new approach that prioritizes realism, prudence, and diplomacy. We’re showing that the U.S. can be secure while respecting American lives and liberties. But we need your help to restore sanity to America’s foreign policy.

On the domestic side, I am tremendously excited about The American Conservative’s New Urbanism Initiative The “New Urbanism” is the broad-based, deeply conservative movement that promotes fiscally responsible policies conducive to the formation of livable, human-scale neighborhoods—whether in cities, small towns, or suburbs. The New Urbanism is one manifestation of our commitment to conservative localism—a point of view that our popular editor Rod Dreher (author of Crunchy Cons and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming) explicates and defends on a daily basis.

As you can see, we have a lot on our plate. But the moment is ripe with possibilities. The American Conservative is already capitalizing on this opportunity to promote realism and reform in our politics and culture. Won’t you join us in that important task? 

Warm regards,
Wick Allison

P.S. On most of today’s vital issues, TAC stands virtually alone. Yet thanks to our readers and supporters, we are starting to have a real impact. Will you please consider making a tax-deductible gift in support of our mission?

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