From Leftist Activist to a Sponsored Voice of the Cultural Right Jordan Peterson is now widely recognized as a central voice of the contemporary cultural right: a defender of “traditional values,” a critic of feminism, and a commentator on the “crisis of masculinity.” Yet this public identity was not where he began. Peterson’s early political roots were unmistakably leftist. As a young man, he was active in Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) and surrounded himself with image