Richard Weikart is an associate professor of modern European history at California State University, Stanislaus. In 1994, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in modern European history with specializations in modern Germany and modern European intellectual history. His prior books include " From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany " and the 2016 book " Death of Humanity: And the Case for Life," also published by Regnery.