A new piece by The Atlantic purports to explain why the popularity of clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson has become an obsession for critics: His “stardom is evidence that leftism is on the decline — and deeply vulnerable.”
The bestselling author of “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” has spent the past year staring down protests on college campuses, enraging the Durham city council and confounding British journalist Cathy Newman. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan says efforts to “unperson” him are underway because he is influencing young people as an intellectual “kryptonite to identity politics.” -- More....
