ah and I get it now - the author has associations with the alt-right. For those who had heard of him (I had not), they were already inclined to view his stateme

ah and I get it now - the author has associations with the alt-right. For those who had heard of him (I had not), they were already inclined to view his statements uncharitably, even though I think this particular essay does not have any real "alt-right" themes.