Glenn Greenwald
- X: @ggreenwald
- Status: Alive
- Role: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Co-founder of The Intercept; now publishes independently (Substack, Rumble). Approximately 2.4M followers on X.
Bonhoeffer Criteria Scores (1–10)
See the Bonhoeffer Criteria for full criterion definitions.
| # | Criterion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Articulates the blocker | 9 |
| 2 | Speaks out publicly | 10 |
| 3 | Understands the situation | 9 |
| 4 | Will not shut up | 10 |
| 5 | Calls out US intel-service problems | 10 |
| 6 | Calls out foreign influence on US politicians | 8 |
| 7 | Calls out captured US politicians | 8 |
| 8 | Calls out intel-service-caused deaths of Americans | 7 |
| 9 | Ethics first | 9 |
| 10 | Cannot be bought | 9 |
| 11 | Executive experience | 8 |
| 12 | Willing to criticize Israel publicly | 9 |
| 13 | Worked in government | 1 |
| 14 | Active political voice on social media | 10 |
| 15 | Economic / macroeconomic literacy | 6 |
Notes
Lead reporter on the Edward Snowden NSA disclosures (2013) — among the clearest publicly documented cases of a journalist taking on US intelligence services at substantial personal and legal cost. Co-founded The Intercept; left in 2020 after an editorial dispute over his Hunter Biden reporting and has been independent since. Long-running, sustained, evidence-cited critic of the Israel lobby and US–Israel policy.