The Brown Spectator is a journal of conservative thought and opinion committed to the dissemination and discussion of the ideas and values of Western Culture. In light of President Simmon’s renewed commitment to intellectual diversity, we recognized that while intellectual diversity requires tolerance of the majority, it is equally contingent on the presence of an active minority. A conservative presence is needed now more than ever to counter political correctness, moral relativism, and other consequences of the leftist domination. Travis Rowley’s new book, Out of Ivy: How a Liberal Ivy Created a Committed Conservative, for example, provides great insight into the challenges we continue to face at Brown. We strongly encourage a broad coalition of open-minded liberals, and conservatives-paleo and neoconservatives, libertarians and legal authoritarians, and “enlightened” Democrats to write for the Spectator. We also welcome letters to the editor concerning the contents of our issues.
