In 1978 and 1979, the French philosopher Michel Foucault gave a series of lectures on neoliberalism, the set of economic doctrines focused on free market enterprise, limited government and ...

Michel Foucault is usually thought of as an intellectual hero of the left. But it turns out he's far more useful for the right. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

To the Editor: Richard Wolin’s “Foucault the Neohumanist?” (The Chronicle Review, September 1) was news indeed. It turns out that the Foucauldian classics — Discipline and Punish, The ...