The Modern State is Biopolitical
In the introduction to his book Philosophy of Care
[https://www.versobooks.com/books/3951-philosophy-of-care] Boris Groys
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Groys] says:
> Foucault was right when he described modern states as biopolitical. Their main
function is to take care of the physical well-being of their populations.