He defends his own character and views from the newsletters. YouTubes here and here. I'm sorry, but he just doesn't seem like a bigot to me. That doesn't excuse his at best negligent association with them. I'm shocked by the newsletters. Jamie Kirchick deserves kudos for unearthing them. But one point Paul does make that resonates: why is there no other evidence of his bigoted statements? I think Brookhiser's judgment remains the soundest. But I'm not going to deny I feel embarrassed for not knowing more about this.
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