by Dave Reesor
on January 19, 2018 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Bullies, Canadian Politics, Politics, Public Education, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
Rather than a regular blog this week, I’m going to encourage you to watch the following two, very brief videos. One is by Theresa Ng of Parents for Choice in Education. The other is by John Carpay of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom. Theresa exposes the lie that alternate schools are a financial burden […]
by Dave Reesor
on October 24, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Politics, Self reliance, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone that I’m a small C conservative who believes that the politics we get result from the culture we create. This blog, and the Let’s Do It Ourselves (LDIO™) online community, are dedicated to fostering a culture in which individual rights are protected, not overrun, by the State; […]
by Dave Reesor
on September 21, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Conservatarians, Gay Rights, Politics, Public Education, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
During the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race, I would have preferred to be able to remain neutral. But I can’t. I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone that I’m a small C conservative who believes that the politics we get are a result of the culture we’ve created. This blog and the Let’s […]
by Dave Reesor
on August 11, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Politics, Public Education, Science, Social Issues, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
Hello friends Last week I said that I was going to go see Al Gore’s latest disaster fantasy, and report back to you. I will, but later. So far it sounds like the lineups are short. But for the next few weeks I’m going to draw your attention to an issue that’s even more critical […]
by Dave Reesor
on June 30, 2017 in Abortion, Alberta Politics, Big Government, Bullies, Canadian Politics, Christianity, Conservatarians, Gay Rights, HEALTH, Hypocrisy, Politics, Public Education, Religion, Social Issues, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized, US Politics
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the need for a moderate conservatism. I agree. Progressivist Conservatives often tell us that they are fiscally conservative but socially progressive, in other words, they are models of moderation. What it really seems to mean in practice is that you must timidly support every social initiative of […]
by Dave Reesor
on June 15, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Bullies, Canadian Politics, Gay Rights, Politics, Public Education, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized, US Politics
Meritha and I recently attended a Conference on the Family in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The three featured speakers were Theresa Ng, a mom and teacher who blogs at Informed Albertans; Donna Trimble, executive director of Parents for Choice in Education and John Carpay of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms , JCCF. These are three excellent […]
by Dave Reesor
on April 24, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Bureaucracy, Canadian Politics, Gay Rights, Politics, Public Education, Religion, Self reliance, Social Issues, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized, US Politics
Over the past few weeks I’ve published one blog entitled:Who is Subsidizing Whom?, and another entitled Stop Subsidizing Public Schools! Unsurprisingly, I got some feedback, both positive and negative. One source of negative feedback was Randall. Full disclosure; Randall is my cousin and our worldviews are different, so we spar from the perspectives of Socialism […]
by Dave Reesor
on April 21, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Politics, Public Education, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
In an interview with CBC News, Duncan Kenney, the executive director of Progress Alberta made the following statements: “We subsidize our private schools more than every other province in the country.” He also said: “We have 15 elite private schools in Calgary collectively soaking up more than $30 million annually in public subsidies.” Unfortunately, both […]
by Dave Reesor
on March 22, 2017 in Alberta Politics, Big Government, Bullies, Politics, Public Education, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human rights, Article 26, Subsection 1 says: “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.” Subsection 3 says: “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.” That means that […]
by Dave Reesor
on January 24, 2017 in Conservatarians, Politics, Social Issues, Socialism, The left, Uncategorized, US Politics
In a December interview, Michelle Obama bemoaned the upcoming Trump presidency, and, as she saw it, the end of hope. She said: “Hope is necessary. It’s a necessary concept and Barack didn’t just talk about hope because he thought it was just a nice slogan to get votes. He and I and so many believe […]
