Damn straight he was
Derbyshire too
Derbyshire is still writing and is published at the Unz Review, which is *very* politically incorrect.
https://www.unz.com/author/john-derbyshire/
He was of course ejected from National Review for his The Talk column.
The Talk: Nonblack Version
https://www.unz.com/jderbyshire/the-talk-nonblack-version/?highlight=Talk
He has had the temerity to talk about black-white racial issues with truth and forthrightness, which Must Not Be Done, according to the Left and the Neocons.