Glass keeps returning to his feelings of remorse, and seems sincere. He holds your gaze. He clarifies the most insignificant details: “I need to be very careful of always, always telling the truth.” Of course, this is exactly how he would be acting if he was acting. “I think Steve is clearly the same person that he was five years ago,” says former New Republic colleague Peter Beinart, the magazine’s current editor. “Which is to say, he’s very smart and completely repulsive.” Lane, who exposed him, says Glass is still “wheeling and dealing.” “His contrition is coming in a marketable form,” says Jonathan Chait, who had been a close friend at the magazine. “He decided to slink away, and staying slunk away might have been a better option than coming back in this fashion.” (more)