Jordan Peterson, the Last Renaissance Man

Mixed Reviews

Tyler Cowen has called Jordan Peterson, “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now”.  If so, why had I never heard of the guy?

My introduction to Peterson came through Facebook messenger.  A Canadian friend asked me what I thought of him.  So, I Googled the University of Toronto clinical psychology professor and read a few articles. 

For some reason, I developed an immediate curiosity about Peterson. It could be because, like me, he grew up in Alberta, Canada in a religious family. We both graduated from the University of Alberta, albeit seven years apart.

But there ...