I can see how bad this is, in particular the "rebuttal" of anarchism (Proudhon was sexist = anarchism is elitist and socialism-from-above), but is there a good article refuting it somewhere? Trotskyites seem to be given it to read by their parties, and I was given it by one, so it would be helpful.
Here's the original article: http://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1966/twosouls/index.htm
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Yes, that would be worthwhile: an analyss of what is wrong with Draper's analysis of anarchism. This is, indeed, a text that people in and around trotskyist organisations are encouraged to read, as i know from my own experiene
His larger books, by the way, on Marx' theory of revolution, are much more interesting - but even there, his anti-anarchist bias and distorting way of resenting arguments creeps in. For me, Draper's work is part of the evidence that shows that even the best forms of Leninism ultimately fail.