March 2018 – The Scholar's Stage

My Grand Theory of Jordan Peterson

23 March, 2018Culture, Narrative

I have a short essay out in the Weekly Standard this week arguing that most of the commentariat have a deeply flawed understanding of pop psychologist Jordan Peterson. To quote: The spectacular rise of Jordan Peterson has caught much of the world flat-footed. caught much of the world flat-footed. Discussions of the psychology professor from […]

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You Do Not Have the People

03 March, 2018By The People, Dogs of War, Narrative, The Middle Kingdom, The Presidency

軍國之要，察眾心。 The essence of the army and the state: investigate the minds of the people. —The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (2nd century BC) 士民不親附，則湯武不能以必勝也。故善附民者，是乃善用兵者也。故兵要在乎善附民而已。 If the people and the nobility are not devoted, then even a Sage King could not guarantee victory. The man who is skilled at obtaining the support of the people is […]

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My Grand Theory of Jordan Peterson

You Do Not Have the People

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