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Glenn Greenwald

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Glenn Edward Greenwald (born March 6, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and former lawyer. In 1996, Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation. He began blogging on national security issues in October 2005, when he was becoming increasingly concerned with what he viewed as attacks on civil liberties by the George W. Bush administration in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He became a vocal critic of the Iraq War and has maintained a critical position of American foreign policy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Greenwald is the 6,393rd most popular writer (down from 6,205th in 2019), the 11,966th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,717th in 2019) and the 866th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Glenn Greenwald ranks 6,393 out of 7,302. Before him are Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, James Branch Cabell, John Addington Symonds, Renata Viganò, Ksenia Sobchak, and George B. Seitz. After him are Michael McClure, Alice Hoffman, Dick King-Smith, Ann Coulter, Gilles Leroy, and Anthony McCarten.

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Among people born in 1967, Glenn Greenwald ranks 416. Before him are Philippe Albert, Razija Mujanović, Nick Clegg, Macy Gray, Alex Christensen, and Takeshi Motoyoshi. After him are Jan Eriksson, Joseph M. Acaba, Renata Litvinova, Igor Korneev, Ardian Kozniku, and Mario Frangoulis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glenn Greenwald ranks 11,968 out of 20,380. Before him are Félix Sánchez (1977), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), George B. Seitz (1888), Scott Cawthon (1971), Robert L. Gibson (1946), and Lowell Sherman (1888). After him are Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Ed Markey (1946), David Ramsey (1971), and Danny Hodge (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Glenn Greenwald ranks 866. Before him are David McCullough (1933), Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), Leslie Feinberg (1949), James Branch Cabell (1879), and George B. Seitz (1888). After him are Michael McClure (1932), Alice Hoffman (1952), Ann Coulter (1961), Joel Barlow (1754), Robert Cormier (1925), and Lester Bangs (1948).

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