Levin 's Burke often seems to be debating -- not against his contemporary Paine -- but against our contemporaries of the libertarian right . `` Burke essentially denies the relevance ( though not necessarily the existence ) of abstract , individual , natural rights . British thinker Burke often considered the `` second conservative , '' David Frum says . Yet David Frum would differ from the radical individualism of September 's U.S. conservatives , he says . the American Colonies says Burke saw the importance of community , continuity and responsibility . Frum : Two new books show the need for taking Burke 's philosophy seriously today .
British thinker Burke often considered the `` second conservative , '' David Frum says . Yet David Frum would differ from the radical individualism of September 's U.S. conservatives , he says . the American Colonies says Burke saw the importance of community , continuity and responsibility . Frum : Two new books show the need for taking Burke 's philosophy seriously today .