tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409927583406575169.post8007868128058067448..comments2023-10-15T05:12:07.050-07:00Comments on The New Internationalism: Thomas Paine: The Secular MoralistAlex Deleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829454896859341159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409927583406575169.post-2883994265892028632012-07-09T13:28:23.106-07:002012-07-09T13:28:23.106-07:00I didn't realize Thomas Paine would become suc...I didn't realize Thomas Paine would become such an unfortunate meme for the Tea Party when I wrote this piece. It's unfortunate that the Tea Party knows so little about Thomas Paine, but then, I suspect if any of them had read "The Age of Reason" they might renounce their love for the man. For my part, I think modern liberalism, as Tony Judt pointed out, has shifted more towards the classical conservatism of thinkers such as Edund Burke.Alex Deleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829454896859341159noreply@blogger.com