The Soviets employed psychological diagnosis to lock dissidents up in mental hospitals. After all, they were “narcissists”, insisting that their ideas should prevail. Diagnostic labels offer the illusion of understanding in depth—but they’re really a form of self deception. We all are narcissists to one degree or another. Some of us make adaptive use of that narcissism, others don’t. Most great artists, scientists, athletes, in other words, most creative individuals, are at the high end of the narcissism spectrum. So what? Let’s debate Obama’s programs, not try to fool ourselves into a sense of false mental health superiority.