[Madam Theophilus]

Although I agree that the Nazi’s were leftist, I think it is not accurate to say they were Marxists. A more accurate description would be to say they were heretics of the Marxists. Marx preached the creation of the *international* collective, whereas Hitler and Mussolini wanted a *national* (Aryan/Italian) collectives. The rejection of the international aspect of leftism was anathema to the older communists which is why they hated the fascists so much. For more details on this point, read HEAVEN ON EARTH: THE RISE AND FALL OF SOCIALISM by Joshua Muravchik.

[Reeses]

Leftism should be renamed envyism. The Nazis were far left in that they strongly envied their neighbors land, private businesses, and Jews. This built to such a strong level that war resulted. In fact all war is rooted in envy. Everyone knows the Nazis were evil but few recognize the source of that evil: the capital sin of envy.

There is no known antidote to envy more effective than the timeless advice to not do it. The Democrats are currently flaming the fire of envy unchecked. They are blatantly summoning the demons from hell. This will not have a happy ending.

[ChessExpert]

The Road to Serfdom, by F.A. Hayek

HEAVEN ON EARTH: THE RISE AND FALL OF SOCIALISM by Joshua Muravchik.

I have read these books and think they are excellent. I think you would enjoy:

The Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers,
By Mark Skousen