William Deresiewicz

William Deresiewicz (b. 1964) is an American author, essayist, and literary critic.

• Neoliberalism is an ideology that reduces all values to money values. The worth of a thing is the price of the thing. The worth of a person is the wealth of the person. Neoliberalism tells you that you are valuable exclusively in terms of your activity in the marketplace.
  • "The Neoliberal Arts: How College Sold Its Soul to the Market," Harper's, September 2015, p. 26