Paid by the word?

Question: Is Glenn Greenwald paid by the word?

I mean -- I really like him as a blogger. I almost always agree with him. He does a really thorough job of researching his pieces. But, they are often soooooooo lonnnnnnng.

Perhaps this is due to his training as a lawyer. Most lawyers will tell you that, when preparing a brief, you should raise every possible argument that you can in favor of your position, rather than focusing only on the most persuasive arguments. You never know when a judge will reject the more persuasive arguments but buy into one of the ancillary ones.

Still, Glenn is not writing for judges anymore. I think he'd be more persuasive if he got a bit pithier in his arguments.