I am no fan of Glenn Greenwald. Whatever one thinks of Snowden, Greenwald’s role in all this seems to be totally about self-promotion. If Greenwald were truly an investigative reporter, as he claims, one would think that such a trove of information would lead to thoughtful further investigations. Instead, he has left the Guardian and founded a personal website that seems more devoted to Mr. Greenwald’s ego than any insight into the growth of intrusive government.
I added Greenwald’s site, “The Intercept,” to my daily news read assuming that it would at least have the aggressive effort to report what is interesting to Mr. Greenwald that sites like Drudge have for his opponents on the right . Sadly, this is not so .