Dan Stewart
Dan Stewart is a senior editor at The Week magazine. Originally from the U.K., he has been living in the United States since 2009.
Latest articles by Dan Stewart
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Did God have a wife?
feature Yes, and she may have been edited out of the Bible
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When Americans banned Christmas
feature The first "War on Christmas" was declared almost 400 years ago, courtesy of our Puritan forefathers
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How to convince global warming skeptics
feature Hint: A little civility never hurts
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North Dakota: Trouble in boomtown
feature North Dakota is in the midst of an oil boom that has generated enormous wealth — and some big problems, too
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5 real-life stars from the 1920s who should appear on Downton Abbey
feature Virginia Woolf will appear in Season 4 of the popular British melodrama. Which other personalities might make a cameo?
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Rethinking mandatory sentencing
feature States are rescinding laws that require long prison sentences for drug crimes. Why?
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E-cigarettes: A gateway to nicotine addiction?
feature A new study finds U.S. school kids are using electronic cigarettes more than ever before
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WATCH: Chris Christie's re-election ad is actually all about 2016
feature "The Governor" positions himself as the bipartisan, job-creating, crisis-overcoming leader the country needs
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What will Anthony Weiner do now? 4 possibilities
feature The disgraced ex-congressman may have some life in him yet
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Obama 2012: From hope and change to fear and loathing
feature Four takeaways from a new book detailing the behind-the-scenes drama of Obama’s re-election campaign
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Is Michelle Obama over-hyping hydration?
feature Experts rush to pour cold water on the first lady's push to convince you to drink more H20
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Could lobsters help us live forever?
feature The tasty crustaceans are "biologically immortal," says biologist Simon Watt. Perhaps we can learn their secret.
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iOS 7 motion sickness: Can the iPhone's new operating system make you nauseous?
feature The iPhone now comes with a new feature commonly found in long, bumpy car rides
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7 internet memes who sued
feature What happens when the surprise stars of the internet fight back
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Why does everyone hate the Tea Party?
feature A new Gallup poll finds popular support for the grassroots conservative movement nearing a record low
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Can adorable animals boost ObamaCare?
feature The Affordable Care Act’s advocates enlist fluffy ducklings and furry piglets to help sell the law
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It's time to stop treating politics as a sport
feature The reality in Washington is far more complicated than lazy comparisons to football might have you believe
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Why Margaret Thatcher was loved — and hated
feature She left as many poor and bitter as she did wealthy and self-satisfied, and neither group will forget it
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I was plagiarized by Rand Paul, and I don't care
feature In fact, I'm rather flattered
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Is Alan Grayson the Democratic Party's Ted Cruz?
feature One is a partisan demagogue who regularly infuriates his own party, while the other...
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Does Obama really want U.S. Marines to wear girly hats?
feature The president is getting grief for the Marine Corps' proposed unisex headwear
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Tom Hardy as Elton John, and 5 other miscast rock biopics
feature If you thought Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison was bad, just check out these casting errors
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The much-hyped JonBenet Ramsey indictment offers nothing new
feature Despite new revelations, we're no closer to knowing who killed the child beauty queen
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How the GOP can milk ObamaCare's failure for all it's worth
feature Republicans stand to benefit politically from the website's disastrous launch… if they can avoid overreaching
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