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againstreason,72; extolsthe ThirdWay, 162 Life in the MarketEcosystem(book),xv–xvii,14,
Langman,Peter(childpsychologist), 251 16, 42, 59–60, 106, 137, 163, 177, 180, 206, 222,
Lapouge,GeorgesVacher,de: anti-capitalism 224, 238, 239, 254, 269, 279, 284, 285, 293, 303,
of, 138; comparedto Sidneyand Beatrice 309, 326, 331
Webb,138; influenceon Hitler,135; influence Limbaugh,Rush, 112
on LudwigWoltmann,138; influenceon Lind,Michael, 75
MadisonGrant, 139 Lindsey,Brink(libertarian),8, 13, 21, 82, 266
LASIKeye surgery, 244 List,Friedrich:influenceon Nazis,222;
Laski,Harold, 93 influenceon U.S.Progressives, 222
Lavoisier,Antoine, 323 List,Guido,von, 73
LeDrew,Stephen, 35 Little,Malcolm.SeeX, Malcolm
left-wingintellectuals:abuseconceptWilliam Livy(Romanhistorian), 327
GrahamSumneroriginated,267–269; calling Lloyd,HenryDemarest, 104
Naziismthe oppositeof socialism,191; Lochnerv. NewYork(courtcase),62–65
denyingHitlerwas anti-capitalist,184; Locke,EdwinA., 214
denyingNewDeal’s similaritieswith Locke,John:hypocrisyon slavery,68; in
fascism,189; denyingsocialistconnectionto Aristoteliantradition,225; incompletetheory
fascism,151; sayingUnabomberhad a point, of rightscompletedby AynRand,325;
178; versusup-wingers,245–246.See also influenceon Declarationof Independence,
Progressives;socialists 327; interpretationof SocialContractversus
Lenard,Philip(Naziscientist), 74 Rousseau’s, 332–333
Lenin,VladimirIlyich,6–7, 155–156, 180 Lockeanreprogenetics.Seegermlinegenetic
Leonard,ThomasC. (economist):on Francis engineering
Galton,92; on RichardHofstadter’s Lombardo,PaulA., 38, 39, 62–63, 112, 124
inaccuracies,32, 88, 92, 120, 122, 124, 248; on Lomborg,Bjørn, 207
RichardHofstadter’s influenceon usageof London,Jack,99, 290
term“socialDarwinism”, 28–29, 32, 122, 124, LookingBackward,2000–1887(book),94–97
248; on LesterWard,87, 88, 92; on Los AngelesTimesBookReview, 333
Progressivismcausingeugenicslegislation, “loserpays” in civillaw,309–310
65, 103, 120, 122, 124; on socialDarwinism, Lueger,Karl,183–184
28–29, 32, 65, 87, 122, 124, 248.See also Lumsden,Charles:acceptsleft-wing
Bannister,Robert;Hodgson,Geoffrey; misconceptionsaboutsocialDarwinism,
Hofstadter,Richard 55–56; and gene-cultureco-evolution,xv–xvi;
Lewis,DavidLevering(historian), 117 calleda socialDarwinist,54–56; compares
Lewis,MartinW., 204, 224 JohnD. Rockefellerto Hitler,55–56;
Ley,Robert(Nazi):on faith,71; on laborunions, ingratitudeto HerbertSpencer,276;
185, 188 ingratitudeto WilliamGrahamSumner,276;
libel.Seedefamation unfairto capitalism,55–56.See alsogene-
liberalism(classical):defined,xiv; versus cultureco-evolution,theoryof; Wilson,E. O.
welfare-state“liberals”, xiv.See also Lush,Minnie(writer), 7
capitalism;EnlightenmentEra (historical Luther,Martin, 168
period);laissezfaire;nightwatchmanstate; Lysenko,Trofim, 211
Ruleof Peace
Libertarians:acceptingleft-wing MacDougall,Kent(environmentalist), 224
misconceptionsaboutsocialDarwinism,7–8, Maher,Bill (failedcomedian), 214
13, 21, 56–57, 82, 266; accusedof social Mahoney,Patrick,240–239
Darwinism,4–5, 8; denyingthe MalcolmX.SeeX, Malcolm
fundamentalityof rationalepistemology, Malthus,ThomasRobert,10, 19, 108–109, 265,
320–321; dislikedby publichealthactivists, 328, 331
202–203.See alsoanarchy;Rothbardians Mammon(Biblicalpersonificationof greed):
libraries,194–195, 222 referencedby FriedrichList,222; referenced
Lichter,S. Robert,208–210 by Hitler,165; referencedby Joseph
Lieber,Francis:amongnineteenth-century Goebbels,165; referencedby Nazis,165;
Germangovernists,222–223; influencedby referencedby PercyByssheShelley,218;
Kant,222; influenceon U.S.progressives, 222 referencedby RichardT. Ely, 91; referenced

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