Playing God | The Legacy of Eugenics on Long Island w/ Mark Torres| The TLB Pod 102

On Episode 102 of The TLB Podcast, James Oliva is joined by attorney and author Mark Torres, who discusses his new book, “Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance”, which details Long Island’s dark legacy as the origin of the eugenics movement, a social movement that considerably influenced American law and society over the last 100 years, as well as inspired the most atrocious Nazi ideologies during WW2.

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MARK TORRES’s LINKS

Website: http://www.marktorresauthor.com

X: @mtorresauthor1

Instagram: @marktorresauthor

REFERENCED BOOKS:

Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: https://shorturl.at/iX7Wu

Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: https://shorturl.at/FA4sP

A Stirring in the North Fork: https://a.co/d/ibSodFK

Adeline: https://a.co/d/7tyyWjm

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:57 - The Origins ofEugenics

05:51 - The American Eugenics Movement

09:07 - Connections to Nazi Germany

11:59 - Eugenics in American Law and Society

15:00 - The Legacy of Eugenics Today

39:37 - Post-War Medical Experimentation and Ethics

42:50 - Political Endorsement

45:56 - Global Reach of the Movement

51:33 - Historical Reflection

56:53 - The Dangers of Utopian Ideals

01:01:48 - Lessons from History and their Future Implications

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