By Stephen Beale on July 7, 2009
At a time when Western Civilization faces attacks from within and without, and a period in which liberalism has degenerated into its opposite, we proudly present to you The Brown Spectator, a monthly journal of conservative thought and opinion committed to the dissemination and discussion of the ideas and values of Western culture. The publication [...]
Posted in Editorials | Tagged November 2002, Volume I Number I
By Stephen Beale on May 4, 2009
In this series, The Spectator will profile conservative intellectuals whose contributions to political thought are often ignored. Each essay will focus on the ideas, values, and sentiments of one particular individual, beginning with TS Eliot and continuing with other exemplars of the conservative tradition, such as Edmund Burke and John Adams.
In 1940 the great modernist [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged christian culture, christian society, conservative intellectuals, liberalism, modernist poet, November 2002, ts eliot, Volume I Number I
By Stephen Beale on March 1, 2005
Almost one year has elapsed since its disastrous debut, yet the mission of Brown University’s committee on slavery and justice remains unclear. Is the controversial committee a good-faith attempt to instruct the campus community in the virtues of disinterested dialogue, as university officials insist, or is Brown flirting with yet another intellectual fad, as many [...]
Posted in Essay | Tagged March 2005, Volume III Number I
By Stephen Beale on March 1, 2005
The Brown Spectator’s Stephen Beale asks six questions of President Ruth Simmons regarding the University’s steering committee on slavery and justice, formed last year.
Stephen Beale: What were the motives for the creation of the committee? Who participated in the decision? What is the chain of events that led up to the formation of this committee?
Ruth [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged March 2005, Volume III Number I
By Stephen Beale on October 3, 2003
Blaming Iraq First
This summer retired General Wesley Clark appeared on Meet the Press to discuss his candidacy and evaluate the situation in Iraq. When asked to comment on possible intelligence failures, Clark traced them back to the earliest days of the war on terrorism: “I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged October 2003, Volume II Number II
By Stephen Beale on October 3, 2003
The following is an interview with Patrick J. Buchanan, the Editor of the American Conservative and the host of “Buchanan and Press” on MSNBC. He also writes a nationally syndicated column. He has served as an advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan and has run for president three times. In the 1990s, Buchanan became [...]
Posted in Lead, National | Tagged October 2003, Volume II Number II
By Stephen Beale on August 1, 2003
Modern liberals are afflicted with a Pavlovian obsession for diversity. Like freedom and democracy for previous generations, diversity excites a religious fervor among its followers. Diversity is especially enchanting because it represents the fusion of the most enduring passions of recent human history —the trinity of liberty, equality, and fraternity Such words, in the observation [...]
Posted in Editorials | Tagged August 2003, Volume II Number I
By Stephen Beale on May 1, 2003
Recently, David Frum&mdashthe wordsmith behind the axis of evil locution—described war as the “great clarifier.” Yet, just as often, war is the source of great confusion. Many major wars of the twentieth century illustrate this rule. For example, the Great War thrust Europe into an existential crisis and Vietnam crippled America’s confidence as the leader [...]
Posted in Editorials | Tagged May 2003, Volume I Number III
