There was a time when Glenn Greenwald’s name would command respect, but it seems as though those days are but a distant memory. Once renowned for bringing Edward Snowden’s intelligence disclosures to light, Greenwald’s current feats hold little of their erstwhile splendor–the coveted journalist is often sighted on social media picking fights with media figures over the pettiest of concerns, bolstered by an army of yesmen ready to overlook his every misstep. What remains in the wake of his unceremonious departure from the Intercept is but a man consumed by bitterness, not yet willing to consider the discourse has long moved on from his accomplishments of yesteryears.
Greenwald’s record is rife with examples of ill-considered hostility against fellow colleagues, but none is perhaps more flagrant than his reproach of now-former senior editor at the NYT Lauren Wolfe, who broke with media’s tradition of political impartiality when she expressed having “chills” over Joe Biden’s landing at Joint Base Andrews to attend his inauguration on Wednesday. To put matters in perspective, Greenwald had previously voiced disappointment at the NYT’s decision to let go of James Bennet, infamously responsible for giving the go-ahead on…
