BEST OF THE WEB: Peterson, Rogan, Psychopathy, Ponerology

BEST OF THE WEB: Peterson, Rogan, Psychopathy, Ponerology

Parsing Peterson on political psychopathology Love him or hate him, I have always thought Jordan Peterson one of the best-placed public intellectuals to popularize political ponerology. His motivations for writing his first book, Maps of Meaning, were pretty much identical to Lobaczewski's — though they came from vastly different circumstances. Peterson was a young Canadian at the time, pondering nuclear war and the ideological conflict between …

Dear Jordan Peterson, the Psychopaths Have Arrived

Dr. Jordan Peterson recently expressed concerns about the political right being infiltrated by individuals he describes as "psychopaths." He is particularly worried about those with antisemitic views gaining influence within conservative circles. While he raises a valid point about the need to protect the political right, some critics believe he is missing a crucial aspect of the current political landscape. The term "antisemitism" has evolved, …