The major problem that psychohistory faces as the millennium unrolls is not so much hostility as it is lack of awareness of its very existence. To be sure, there is a deeply entrenched hostility to psychohistory within the strongholds of the current intellectual establishment—almost certainly fueled by the anti-Freud, anti-psychoanalysis tide that runs so powerfully within these same circles. But beyond these circles, what the mention of psychohistory is likely to provoke is a blank stare or “What’s psychohistory?” or a tired joke, “The history of crazy people?” (to which I always respond, “Yeah, the human race”). But it should be noted also that inside and outside the establishment institutions, there are pockets of strong interest and acceptance. At least, so my personal experience suggests to me.
Melvin Kalfus (Sat,) studied this question.