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Jordan Peterson

Canadian psychologist and author

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A clinical psychologist who became a prominent public voice on tradition, personal responsibility and free speech with 12 Rules for Life and his lectures.

Jordan Peterson sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, leaning free market on economy and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Jordan Peterson sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Jordan Peterson

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People furthest from Jordan Peterson

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Political views closest to Jordan Peterson

FusionismBlends free-market and small-government ideas with traditional social values and a…97%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.94%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.93%Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.93%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.