elected officials with neuropsychiatric diagnoses without sufficient evidence and appropriate circumstances. to do so undermines the profession s integrity and credibility. by the way, for what it s worth, i agree with that. i think it sets a dangerous precedent, if all of a sudden not only professionals but laypeople become armchair psychiatrists. here s what puzzles me, though. as a thought experiment with seven colleagues, you kind of did exactly that for vice and for tonic, didn t you? you know what i m referring to. the diagnosis that seemed most plausible was incipient dementia. what s the difference between the two positions that i ve just put forth that are both yours. well, look, i m not a political scientist. i m not anybody who is familiar with government policy. i m not a journalist who has expertise in this area. i m a pointy-headed scientist and clinician. but i saw this coming, you know, back in the primaries, and