Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era

Thomas C. Leonard has good retrospective on the racists that hated laissez-faire in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Here's a gem of a quote from socialist Sidney Webb:

“[N]o
consistent eugenicist can be a ‘Laisser Faire’ individualist unless he throws up the
game in despair. He must interfere, interfere, interfere!”

Understanding statism one quote at a time.