Show Notes:

Episode 9. The Forge of Freedom – What is the Second Amendment?

In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and the right to keep and bear arms.

Heller:

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2007/07-290

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/dc-v-heller/

McDonald:

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2009/08-1521

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/mcdonald-v-city-of-chicago/

Bruen:

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-843

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-inc-v-bruen/

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Anchor:

https://anchor.fm/alex-ooley3

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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/reports/2014/03/civil-asset-forfeiture-7-things-you-should-know

A History of Civil Asset Forfeiture in America: Pirates, Mob Bosses, and the War on Drugs

https://fee.org/articles/a-history-of-civil-asset-forfeiture-in-america-pirates-mob-bosses-and-the-war-on-drugs/

Does Forfeiture Work?

https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/does-forfeiture-work-web.pdf

The questionable ethics of civil forfeiture

https://f3magazine.unicri.it/?p=1501

Policing for Profit

https://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-3/

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Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-forge-of-freedom/id1663691635

Anchor:

https://anchor.fm/alex-ooley3

Amazon

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iHeart:

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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:

https://open.spotify.com/show/24GFU6uBP3IV9G1e2bFsz6

Rumble:

https://rumble.com/c/c-2263714

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/issue-1/qualified-immunity/

Unlawful Shield

https://www.unlawfulshield.com/2021/10/supreme-court-reaffirms-unwillingness-to-reconsider-qualified-immunity/

FAQs About Ending Qualified Immunity (Institute for Justice)

https://ij.org/issues/project-on-immunity-and-accountability/frequently-asked-questions-about-ending-qualified-immunity/

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_of_the_commons.html

Other sources:

Mr. Jones (movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avANZMqBpP8

https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/private-property

https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/property

https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/property

https://www.libertarianism.org/blog/liberty-property

https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/why-property-rights-matter

https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/immanuel-kant-property-rights

https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-john-locke-property

https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-private-property-natural-law

https://fee.org/articles/private-property-and-freedom/

https://mises.org/wire/property-rights-and-human-rights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3iS98Iu1M&t=797s

https://www.libertarianism.org/articles/aristotles-arguments-private-property

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."