In response to many helpful suggestions from readers, we are finally able to implement our first round of software enhancements, making our site easier to use. It is now possible to generate a print—formatted version of articles by clicking on a link appearing at the bottom of the page. In addition, we have made the archives fully searchable. You can enter a writer's name and generate all articles of that author which have appeared on our site. Even better, you can enter a word such as "intidafa" or "Teresa" and every article containing the term will appear in a list.

We are deeply grateful to the generous donors who have sent us their hard—earned money, to help us survive and improve. Without your support, we would not be able to have made these enhancements. Thank—you. Your generosity means more to us than you can know.

We hope to implement a second round of improvements in the near future, so please stay tuned. And we promise to do our best to provide thought—provoking and informative content, as always.

Thomas Lifson, publisher