A couple of posts down, I spoke of psychologizing, and how I’m opposed to it (as a rule). I was reminded of something. Last fall, I interviewed Charles Krauthammer, for an NR piece. As you know, Dr. K. is a psychiatrist, formerly a big deal at the Harvard Medical School. Anyway, let me excerpt that piece:

You may wonder whether [Krauthammer] ever applies his psychiatric knowledge to his analysis of politics. He has been known to joke, “As a professional, I diagnose Senator X with . . .” — but the real answer is no. “Psychiatry has no application to politics,” he says, “and anyone who pretends it does is a fraud.”

That’s our K. (Can Krauthammer and Kissinger both be “K.”? In e-mails and so on, WFB would sometimes refer to Kissinger merely as “K.” – not even “HK.” And what about Charles Kesler? In K’s, we are rich . . .)