but the canadian medical psychologistjordan politician, but the canadian medical psychologist jordan petersonpolitician, but the canadian medical psychologistjordan peterson, whose defence of traditional values has won him a worldwide following. is his diagnosis liberating or dangerous? jordan peterson, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation. at the beginning of this year, you wrote this book, 12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos, and in the six 01’ an antidote to chaos, and in the six or seven months since, around the world it has sold 30 much 2 million copies. predict extraordinary. you have struck some sort of a court, why do you think that is? because i am having a serious conversation with my viewers and listeners and readers about how to structure their lives individually and the relationship between responsibility and meaning and it is a level of discourse or a level of analysis that people don't often have an opportunity to participate in or to hear. it is filling a need in our culture, apparently. search meaning, is it also appealing, reaching out to people, and in particu

jordan peterson, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation.ginning of this year, you wrote this book, 12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos, and in the six or seven months since, around the world it has sold pretty much two million copies. pretty extraordinary. yes. you have struck some sort of a chord, why do you think that is? because i'm having a serious conversation with my viewers and listeners and readers about how to structure their lives individually and the relationship between responsibility and meaning and it's a level of discourse or a level of analysis that people don't often have an opportunity to participate in or to hear. it is filling a need in our culture, apparently. a search for meaning, is it also appealing, reaching out to people, and in particular men, from all the surveys, men who are angry and feel lost and alienated ? well, i don't think it's reaching out to them because they're angry, i think it's reaching out to people who are alienated, certainly there's lots of people who are alienated. i think it's focused to s

it's an honor of our guest for the hour, doctor jordan peterson. if you are one of the few people who still haven't heard of doctor peterson, his rise to fame has brought him to the forefront of the world of psychology with his message influencing millions of people around the world. in fact, doctor peterson has been described as the most influential public intellectual in the western world right now. his book, 12 rules for life, and antidote chaos has been the number one bestseller on amazon. for the next hour doctor peterson will share his insights and answer questions from the audience. let's get right to it. thank you so much for joining us here. were really excited to see you. this may be quite an annoying questions that you've written a book that talks about 12 rules for life, but just for those in our audience who may not have heard your lecture or watch you on youtuber read the book, is there a way you can capture the essence of your argument? is there one rule above all others or some core argument. >> is probably too i would say. one of t

should the left be afraid of jordan peterson? my guest this week on "firing line." ♪ >> "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible by... corporate funding is provided by... >> my guest today has been called everything from "the most influential public intellectual in the western world" to "oprah for men." in the blink of an eye, dr. jordan peterson went from being "an obscure canadian psychologist" to an internet celebrity known for challenging identity politics and political correctness on campus. his second book, "12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos," topped best-seller lists and has led to sold-out live lectures around the world. and, still, he is not without controversy. to some critics, he is more dr. phil than oprah. they see his audience and accuse him of stoking anxieties of white, cisgender, heterosexual males, unable to cope with their loss of status in the 21st century. apologies, doctor, if those adjectives were triggering. >> they were. they were a bit. >> in a viral video, dr. peterson asserted that in

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today are man tomorrow arm a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression let's be reasonable if somebody feels they are you know being assigned the wrong gender they're in the wrong body i have enormous sympathy for them but we shouldn't be kind of i don't really want to use this word but encouraging it which is why edinburgh university is doing well no one is encouraging them and nor should anyone encourage them this is a call that's coming from the young people themselves whatever university is doing . if they have said people can change one hundred the next that's quite clearly absurd but you

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow arm a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so bad but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression let's be reasonable if somebody feels they are you know being assigned the wrong gender they're in the wrong body i have enormous sympathy for them but we shouldn't be kind of i don't really want to use this word but encouraging it which is why edinburgh university is doing well no one is encouraging them and nor should anyone encourage them this is a call that's coming from the young people themselves whatever number of universities doing. if they have said people can change once one day to the next that's quite clearly ab

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they told him he had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow am a boy the next my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression trans people are reality they have existed since time immemorial who are throughout history i think the fact that there are more people coming forward is because there is greater social understanding and acceptance the stigma and guilt is fading away the issue has been discussed more openly and that is why more people are coming forward an agenda violence trans but it's still a tiny tiny minority a minority that is no threat to anyone and i think we should live and let live and except that people who are different for whatev

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had to not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today are man tomorrow arm a boy the next fridge freezer so there but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority a very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression trans people are reality they have existed since time immemorial who are throughout history i think the fact that there are more people coming forward is because there is greater social understanding and acceptance the stigma and guilt is fading away that issue is being discussed more openly and that is why more people are coming forward and of violence trans but it's still a tiny tiny minority a minority that is no threat to anyone and i think we should live and let live and except that people who are different for whatever reason incl

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow am a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression let's be reasonable if somebody feels they are you know being assigned the wrong gender they're in the wrong body i have enormous sympathy for them but we shouldn't be kind of i don't really want to use this word but encouraging it which is why edinburgh university is doing well no one is encouraging them and nor should anyone encourage them this is a call that's coming from the young people themselves whatever university is doing . if they have said people can change once one day to the next that's quite clearly absurd but you

and then how to change your mind in the seventh position, jordan peterson is 12 rules for life next on the times list is the critical moments in history the journal has doctor steven gundry's health recipes and the plant paradox cookbook. in ninth, is tara westover's, educated. on the times list, jane carey and the rise and fall of biotech startup in "bad blood". the briefing is in tenth place and on the times list is the death of truth. because these programs online on the website, but tv.org. >> a book to be want to introduce you to a first-time author, carmen. the book is called "noncompliance". it exposes the giants of wall street that comes out in october of this year. before we get into the book, give us a brief synopsis of your career. >> i am a lawyer by training. and by profession. i started off working outlaw forms as most do. after a while, i went into banking. one of the few fields that at the time when i was coming up as a young lawyer allowed women to progress. so i started working and at some point this crisis hit. at the point of my career it becomes -- because you're g

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had no use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow am a boy the next my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation well i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are tracking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression trans people our reality they have existed since time in world war throughout history i think the fact that there are more people coming forward is because there is greater social understanding and acceptance the stigma and guilt is fading away the issue has been discussed more openly and that is why more people are coming forward and violence trans but it's still a tiny tiny minority a minority that is no threat to anyone and i think we should live and let live and except that people who are different for whatever reason including becaus

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan petersonwhere they totally had she not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow arm a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression trans people are reality they have existed since time immemorial who are throughout history i think the fact that there are more people coming forward is because there is greater social understanding and acceptance the stigma and guilt is fading away that issue has been discussed more openly and that is why more people are coming forward an event of violence trans but it's still a tiny tiny minority a minority that is no threat to anyone and i think we should live and let live and except that people who are different for whate

are trying to tell lecturers it's happened at the university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they told him he had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow am a boy the next my fridge freezer so they have but i don't have to say enter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression trans people are reality they have existed since time in world war throughout history i think the fact that there are more people coming forward is because there is greater social understanding and acceptance the stigma and guilt is fading away that issue has been discussed more openly and that is why more people are coming forward and of violence trans but it's still a tiny tiny minority a minority that is no threat to anyone and i think we should live and let live and except that people who are different for whateve

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow am a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression let's be reasonable if somebody feels they are you know being assigned the wrong gender they're in the wrong body i have enormous sympathy for them but we shouldn't be kind of i don't really want to use this word but encouraging it which we're edinburgh university is doing well no one is encouraging them and nor should anyone encourage them this is a call that's coming from the young people themselves whatever number of universities doing. if they have said people can change once one day to the next that's quite clearly abs

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had she not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls how lads and lassies they had to fit into these new pronouns that's what i object to i don't see why we need to change english language so that i agree with peter about being kind my daughter was it all at school with a boy who identified as a woman some days and us a boy of the day she told me when i met him to be polite and you know not stay to make a and i did so of course that isn't a problem but they did is not right but these people can do this and what i talk about my daughters is also not right that these men who suddenly identifies women can go into women's refugees can go into women change names i object to that just like many many federal. funds are going under seven to get a question to peter less because john raised an interesting point the need the question of young people children seeking to change gender and women's minister out of the law by without an increasing number of t

universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen hello boys and girls they had to fit into these new pronouns if they want to say today i'm a man tomorrow arm a boy the next hour my fridge freezer so that but i don't have to fainter i don't want to get into a situation where i have to change pronouns i have to change the english language for a minority of very small minority they are attacking my freedom of speech my freedom of expression let's be reasonable if somebody feels they are you know being assigned the wrong gender they're in the wrong body i have enormous sympathy for them but we shouldn't be kind of i don't really want to use this word but encouraging it which is why edinburgh university is doing well no one is encouraging them and nor should anyone encourage them this is a call that's coming from the young people themselves whatever number of universities doing. if they have said people can change one form day to the next that's quite clearly a

jordan peterson in front of a live audience to answer questions and share thoughts on everything from to be a great show. that's next sunday. that's all for tonight, thank you so much for katie and teslin and katrina, you can learn more by following us. mark levin is up next. i'm steve hilton, see you next sunday when "the next revolution" will be televised. . mark: hello america, i'm mark levin, this is "life, liberty & levin." we have a wonderful guest, dr. michael pillsbury. how are you sir? >> fine, thank you. mark: it's a pleasure. now you wrote an amazing book, the hundred year marathon, that grabbed my attention because of incredible relevance. china's secret strategy to replace america as the global superpower. this book has taken off in asia, the chinese have the book, though they keep it under glass. you're a senior

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is trevor noah's memoir of growing up in apartheid-era south africa followed by psychologist jordan peterson's self-help book,12 rules for life. and wrapping up our look at some of the los angeles times' nonfiction bestseller list is michelle mcnamara's firsthand account of her search for the golden state killer. some of these authors have appeared on booktv. you can watch them on our web site, booktv.org. >> booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> well, i'm a great fan of detective/mystery stories, and i sort of tend to find an author that i really like and then make my way through almost all of their books sort of in a sequence of time, which is especially possible with being able to download onto my ipad. so right now i had a friend tell me about an italian author who was writing about an inspector on the island of sicily. and so i downloaded the first book, and they are such fun. i find all these mystery detective novels that take mace mace -- take place in different countries, so it's not just about the story, but also the place

in eighth is christian calling psychologist jordan peterson's 12 rules for life, followed by educated, a memoir of westover's childhood in the idaho mountain and her introduction to formal education at 17. wrapping up the look at the bestseller list is lynn vincent and the rousant of the sink of the uss indianapolis. one of the worst dares in u.s. naval history. some of these authors have appeared on booktv. watch them on our ones, book tv doral doral. >> quads for my first anymore 2010, i believe. i-- i qualified for my first anymore 2010, i believe. i graduate from duke in gout hard hart time finding a job and was still port of the westburg foundation so i was training, and i somehow or another convinced my parents to help me pay for a world cup, and i remember taking like a good look at the team u.s.a., the u.s.a. fencing team it and wasn't diverse enough and i didn't see shawn looked like me. and even with the woman's sabre team, never been a woman of color on the team before. so, i was going against what everyone around me was telling me. i was 23 when i went to my first internat

won't be seeing taking the field tonight jordan reid, chris thompson and zach brown and we hear from their teammates on how excited they areo see adrian peterson in his first game as a redskin. sherree burress. >> thanks. >> we'll see you at 5:00 and 6:00, too. you can watch the redskins take on the broncos right here on nbc 4 tonight. >> sherree has you covered with a post-game reportll ed, of course, by news 4 at 11:00. >>> a lot of fans going to enjoy beer at the game tonight. we know that, right? do thatve been known to a time or two. maybe celebrating the start of the weekend perhaps. but new research out there that may make you think twic you'll want to hear it, even if you d't drink a lot. >>> look at theewest on-demand business coming to d.c. a new service at your fingertips you literally shed a little excess baggage. >>> a new way to save on your next trip. thest low-irline operating out of a local airport. >> i'm melissa mollett with a look at your first 4 traffic and sthe roads t weekend. some road work happening. eastbound 66 between the tol a road fairfax we have overnight closures starting sunday at 9:30. then you're going to go