The Forge of Freedom

Show Notes: Episode 8. The Forge of Freedom – What is Civil Asset Forfeiture? In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses “Civil Asset Forfeiture,” the often abused practice of taking property of someone suspected of a crime and often without having a conviction. Timbs v. Indiana: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2018/17-1091 Civil Asset Forfeiture: 7 Things You Should Know https://www.heritage.org/research/r...

Show Notes: Episode 7. The Forge of Freedom – What is the Presumption of Innocence? In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the “The Presumption of Innocence” or the notion that someone is “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” and the reasoning behind it. John Adams: https://www.youtube.com/show/SClYTMZbXMC4f2bM9v6IIbmg?season=1&sbp=CgEx (HBO miniseries) YouTube: https://youtu.be/0rH3m9RwGwk Podcast: h...

Show Notes: Episode 6. The Forge of Freedom – What is Qualified Immunity? In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the doctrine of “Qualified Immunity” and the problems it creates for people whose Constitutional rights have been violated by government officials. Qualified Immunity by Jay Schweikert https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights-on-law-and-society/volume-21/...

Episode 5. The Forge of Freedom – The Bill of Rights In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the debate between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists leading up to the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, also knowns as the Bill of Rights.

Episode 4. The Forge of Freedom - Theory of Property In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the theory of property as an extension of the idea of self-ownership. Episode 2 https://youtu.be/-cfpPSrcIHA https://anchor.fm/alex-ooley3/episodes/Episode-2--The-Forge-of-Freedom---Why-Freedom-e1tgv92 “The Tragedy of the Commons,” by Garrett Hardin https://www.garretthardinsociety.org/articles/art_tragedy_o...

Episode 3. The Forge of Freedom – The War on Drugs Show Notes: The Drug War's Assault on Liberty Lance Lamberton https://fee.org/articles/the-drug-wars-assault-on-liberty/ Johann Hari Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong

In this episode, we discuss why we should pursue freedom and how a society where individuals are free is superior to a society where a centralized authority makes decisions.

In this episode, I introduce myself and the vision for the podcast. The Forge of Freedom is meant to be an informative podcast and supportive network of liberty-minded people. Freedom is gained and preserved through personal responsibility and a community of people with a similar mission. You are "The Forge of Freedom."