Index 371blondes,evolutionof, 273–274.See alsoeugenics; Buck,Vivian, 105
scientificracists;“socialDarwinism” (term); Bund(volkishidea),220–221
Sciencefor the People Burris,W. Alan(libertarian),303, 315
Bloodand Soil (Nazislogan),70, 204, 212; Buruma,Ian, 163, 187
“blood” referringto tribalcollective,193, 220; Bush,GeorgeW., 57
meaningof, 193, 220; popularizedby businessexecutives.Seerobberbarons
WilhelmRiehl,220; “soil” referringto (nineteenth-centuryindustrialists)
environmentalistreverencefor undeveloped
wilderness, 220 Caine,StanleyP., 103, 110, 167
Blumenthal,SidneyJ., 82 Camp,Walter,32, 139
Boas,Franz,275–276 Cancer:and overallhumanmortalityrate,205;
bohemianartists,191–196 and smoking,206; associatedwithold age,
Bork,Robert, 195 205–206; environmentalistcomparisonof
Borsook,Paulina(journalist),4–5, 177, 266–267 humanbeingsto, 216, 224; naturalresultof
Bosch,Carl,70, 144, 217, 235 beingmulti-cellular,206; ratesnot increasing,
Botkin,Daniel, 333 206; supposedepidemicof, 205.See also
Bovard,James, 195 Ames,Bruce;chemicals;environmentalism;
bovinesomatotropin(BST), 210 Lichter,S. Robert;Westernmortalityrate
Bowden,ThomasA. (lawyer), 64 CAP.SeeCenterfor the AmericanProgress
Bowler,PeterJ. (historian), 21 (CAP)
Bradbury,KathrynE., 207 Capecchi,Mario, 239
Brandeis,Louis:admiresHenryDemarest capitalism:accusedof discouraging
Lloyd,104; and antitrust,106; and privacy, cooperation,7; as evolutionaryadaptation,
105; hailedas enemyof socialDarwinism, xvi–xvii;as oppositeof eugenics,250; blamed
xvii,103–104, 105, 107; praisessurvivalof the for Naziism,141, 145, 146; calledracist,111;
fittest,106; saystoo muchfreedomcreates defined,xiii–xiv, 152; dictionarydefinition,
tyranny,106; sexismof, 106–107; supports 152; did not influenceGermaneugenics,
compulsorysterilization,105; supports 134–135; did not causeNaziism,133–148,
eugenics,105; quoted,104, 105, 106.See also 181, 186; discouragesbigoteddiscrimination,
Buckv. Bell(courtcase);compulsory 111; distinctfromcommercialactivity,xiv;
sterilization;Progressives equatedwitheugenics,62; facilitates
Branden,Nathaniel, 225 cooperation,7; openlyresentedby
Brands,H. W. (historian), 116 Progressivesfor reducingthe mortalityrate,
Brantlinger,Patrick, 61 90–91; reducesmortalityrate,90, 91, 205;
BraveNewWorld(book),94, 97–98 versusfascism,152, 181, 186; versusNaziism,
BraveNewWorldRevisited(book), 98 161, 181, 186–196; versusthe ThirdWay,161,
Breuer,Hans, 221 161–162.See alsoIndustrialRevolution;
Brewer,DavidJosiah(U.S.SupremeCourt InventivePeriod;laissezfaire;night
Justice),106–107 watchmanstate;robberbarons(nineteenth-
Brewer,Holly, 69 centuryindustrialists);Ruleof Peace;
Briggs,Vernon,Jr., 113 Westernmortalityrate
Bright,John, 68 Carlin,George, 172
BritishEastIndiaCompany, 154 Carnegie,Andrew:and eugenics,32–33, 37, 39;
BritishEmpire:and EastIndiaCompany,154; and HerbertSpencer,33–35, 52, 290; called
and HerbertSpencer,51–52; implicationsfor socialDarwinist,32–35; on philanthropy,
Rothbardiananarchy, 302 35–36, 291; on HerbertSpencer’s antiwar
Britting,Jeff (archivist),116–117 activism,52; quoted,33–34, 35–36, 36, 52;
Brooks,Arthur,8–9, 22, 58–59, 291 supportsgovernmentregulation,35, 36
Bryan,WilliamJennings,4, 115 Carneiro,Robert(anthropologist),44, 263, 276,
BST.Seebovinesomatotropin(BST) 282
Buchanan,Pat, 57 Carver,GeorgeWashington, 55
Buchananv. Warley(courtcase), 63 CAS.Seeemergentcomplexity,theoryof
Buck,Carrie,63, 105 CatoInstitute,7–8, 13, 21, 82, 266
Buck,Doris, 105 Caton,Hiram,4–5
Buckv. Bell(courtcase),62, 64–65, 105