HALFWAY TO CONCORD » book review http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com Contra Costa News, Politics, Business, Events Calendar Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Review of Stephenson’s Anathem http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/review-of-stephensons-anathem/ http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/review-of-stephensons-anathem/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:43:59 +0000 admin http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/?p=4751 book review, contra costa, news, arts, neil stepheson, anathemI’m a big fan of Neal Stephenson but was a little disappointed in his most recent tome, Anathem. I found this review and discussion at slashdot to be spot on and fair. Not the best introduction to Stepehenson, but if you have any interest in history of science and philosophy, this work is a must read. We rank it 7.3333 Solaces of Quantum out of 10.

]]> http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/review-of-stephensons-anathem/feed/ Ebonics for Republicans: “The New Conservative Paradigm” http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/ebonics-for-republicans-%e2%80%9cthe-new-conservative-paradigm%e2%80%9d/ http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/ebonics-for-republicans-%e2%80%9cthe-new-conservative-paradigm%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:30:06 +0000 admin http://halfwaytoconcord.com/?p=1198 The New Conservative Paradigm
by Thomas G. Del Beccaro
TMK Books
ISBN: 978-0-9801142-0-1

new conservative paradigm, by tom g. del beccaroSome fuss has been made recently concerning the appearance of “The New Conservative Paradigm,” by Thomas G Del Beccaro. Del Beccaro is the Vice Chair of the California Republican Party, and Chairman of the Contra Costa County Republican Central Committee.

Tempting fate, just like the current batch of Republican presidential candidates, Del Beccaro claims to be the new delphic oracle of Reaganism. In fact, New Paradigm does nothing more than repackage the “three legs of the stool” analogy commonly used to describe the erstwhile Reagan Coalition: fiscal conservatives; pro-defense/military; and social conservatives.

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