<h3><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class=" wp-image-2603 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters-Principles_title.png?resize=414%2C213&#038;ssl=1" alt="Peter's Principles_title" width="414" height="213" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters-Principles_title.png?w=654&amp;ssl=1 654w, https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters-Principles_title.png?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></h3>
<h3><strong>YOU JUST LIVED</strong> through one of the craziest summers in political memory.</h3>
<h3><strong>For fast relief use PETER&#8217;S PRINCIPLES: <em>a 12-step recovery guide for the politically perplexed</em>.</strong></h3>
<h3></h3>

<audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-2598-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters_Principles_INTRO_foreword.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters_Principles_INTRO_foreword.mp3">https://beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Peters_Principles_INTRO_foreword.mp3</a></audio>
<h3><strong>LISTEN to the podcast (it&#8217;s just over 22 minutes).</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>READ a free preview of the companion book to the podcast series (it&#8217;s five pages long): </strong></h3>
<p><strong><a title="FOREWORD" href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FOREWORD.pdf">FOREWORD</a></strong></p>
<h4>Previously, we released short podcast excerpts from interviews that illustrate  <strong>PETER&#8217;S PRINCIPLES</strong> such as:</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/2018/09/04/peters-principles-rule-of-law/">Rule of Law</a></strong> &amp; <strong><a href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/2018/07/13/peters-principles-loyalty/">Loyalty</a></strong> &amp; <strong><a href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/2018/08/09/peters-principles-pragmatic-dreams/">Pragmatic Dreams</a></strong></p>
<blockquote>
<h3><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-2260 alignright" src="https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?resize=244%2C244&#038;ssl=1" alt="because_its_2018_actor" width="244" height="244" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?w=641&amp;ssl=1 641w, https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?resize=365%2C365&amp;ssl=1 365w, https://i0.wp.com/beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/because_its_2018_actor-1-2107760086-1531545079648.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" data-recalc-dims="1" />Isn&#8217;t it good to know we have a <em>Made-in-Alberta</em> antidote to the current political and economic chaos?</h3>
</blockquote>
<h4>Tell your friends and colleagues on social media about PETER&#8217;S PRINCIPLES: <em>a 12-step recovery guide for the politically perplexed</em>.</h4>
<h4>And if you haven&#8217;t already done so, subscribe to the series and the blog. Thanks!</h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><a title="credits_introduction_foreword" href="https://beyondpolarity.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/credits_introduction_foreword.pdf">credits_introduction_foreword</a></p>
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YOU JUST LIVED through one of the craziest summers in political memory.

**For fast relief use PETER’S PRINCIPLES: a 12-step recovery guide for the politically perplexed.**

LISTEN to the podcast (it’s just over 22 minutes).

READ a free preview of the companion book to the podcast series (it’s five pages long):

Previously, we released short podcast excerpts from interviews that illustrate PETER’S PRINCIPLES such as:

Isn’t it good to know we have a Made-in-Alberta antidote to the current political and economic chaos?

Tell your friends and colleagues on social media about PETER’S PRINCIPLES: a 12-step recovery guide for the politically perplexed.

And if you haven’t already done so, subscribe to the series and the blog. Thanks!