Meanwhile it's not all that difficult to point out Taibbi's adventures as an expat in Russia and the entertaining but grossly misogynistic prose he generated there. Nor the defects of other quasi-journalism he has created since then.

Finally, keep communications that you're not legally required to preserve offline, and assume that everything you write otherwise is going to be reviewed by a hostile audience. Make it true, make it professional, make it devoid of personal bias or leanings.