

Peterson is as famous for his criticisms of the Left as he is for his work on the psychological malaise of modernity.

When he debated Slavoj Zizek in Toronto last April, ticket scalpers were charging more than they could have for Maple Leaf games.

Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, a self-help book laced with Jungian psychology and reactionary politics, was a runaway bestseller. Writing in the New York Times in 2018, David Brooks called Jordan Peterson the “most influential public intellectual in the Western world.” Whether or not that’s the case, he’s certainly one of the most-viewed intellectuals in the history of YouTube. The following piece is drawn from Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson, out today from Zero Books.
