"The National Review, which has run at a loss since it was founded on money inherited by William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955..."

Jesus christ, let the hand of the free market bitch slap Rich Lowry and let him grift his dimwitted hate on his own dime.

In 2005, before his death, Buckley estimated that the Review had lost more than $25 million in its 50 years of operation. It has never enjoyed a single moment of robust financial health competing in the “free market of ideas,” but has relied on reader contributions and bailouts from wealthy donors for the entirety of its history.

That Estimated loss of $25 million came from William F so you can bet the real number is much, much, much higher. The National Review is the definition of wingnut welfare.