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This course delves into the reexamination of economic progressives and their reform agenda during the Progressive Era, focusing on the dismantling of laissez-faire and the creation of the regulatory welfare state. The learning outcomes include understanding the influence of Darwinism, racial science, and eugenics on scholars and activists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The course aims to reveal the ambivalence of the reform community towards America's poor and how exclusion was advocated in the name of progress. The teaching method involves reconstructing historical events and analyzing the impact of intellectual champions on the regulatory welfare state. This course is intended for individuals interested in history, economics, social sciences, and political science.
