Keith Wagstaff
Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.
Latest articles by Keith Wagstaff
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's pre-Miranda confession: Will it hurt the prosecution's case?
feature Tsarnaev stopped talking once he was read his Miranda rights. That could create headaches for the prosecution down the road
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Could the CIA have prevented the Boston Marathon bombings?
feature The CIA, like the FBI, was warned about suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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The U.S. believes Syria has used chemical weapons: Now what?
feature The Obama administration has proclaimed chemical weapons a "red line"
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7 ways Boston is bouncing back after the bombings
feature Boylston Street reopens, runners show unprecedented interest in the 2014 Boston Marathon, and Americans open up their wallets
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'Free Jahar': The online push to exonerate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
feature Sorry, truthers: There's a new conspiracy theory in town
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The 3 biggest wins and losses of the first 100 days of Obama's second term
feature The president defends his record on gun control, immigration, and the sequester
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10 things you need to know today: April 27, 2013
Daily Briefing The Bangladesh building death tally passes 300, the Boston suspect is moved, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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6 new details from the Boston carjacking victim's terrifying ordeal
feature And how a gas station's "cash only" policy might have saved his life
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The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan: The United States?
feature A new report says that the CIA has been sending bags of cash to Hamid Karzai totaling tens of millions of dollars
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5 countries where freedom is dying
feature Sadly, democracy is on the decline in several African nations
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No, Atlas Shrugged probably won't be required reading in Idaho
feature An Idaho Republican stokes controversy by introducing a bill that would force high school students to read Ayn Rand's 1,100-page love letter to capitalism
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Why far-right conservatives hate Karl Rove
feature The Architect's new creation — the Conservative Victory Project — is drawing howls of protests... from conservatives
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The 10-cent revolution: Everything you need to know about Brazil's massive protests
feature As many as 200,000 protesters have taken to the streets of several cities to demand economic justice — and it's not just about a 10-cent fare hike
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Why are Japanese teenagers licking each other's eyeballs?
feature Welcome to the new second base
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Should Mayor Michael Bloomberg force New Yorkers to compost?
feature NYC produces 1.2 million tons of food waste a year. Bloomberg wants to turn it into energy
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10 things you need to know today: June 15, 2013
Daily Briefing Syrian rebels call for U.S. weapons, a moderate candidate surges ahead in Iran, and more
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'This country is worth dying for,' and other revelations from Edward Snowden's Q&A
feature The NSA leaker took to the internet to defend his actions and answer questions about the government's surveillance program
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Obama's plan to slash America's nuclear arsenal: The 3 biggest barriers
feature The president has called on the U.S. and Russia to cut their nukes by a third
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4 things you should know about Iran's new president
feature Hassan Rowhani won by a landslide. Now the question is whether he can make substantive changes in Iran
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Can fetuses masturbate?
feature To rally support for his anti-abortion bill, Rep. Michael Burgess of Texas tells Congress that fetuses can feel pleasure
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How oregano and coriander can kill you
feature Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the spice rack
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream was also about jobs
feature Racial equality remains notably lacking when it comes to economic issues
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Why aren't liberals protesting an attack on Syria?
feature Like Iraq, this potential war involves a dictator and "weapons of mass destruction." But the left has been conspicuously quiet.
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How Obama is bypassing Congress to enact gun control
feature The president tries to bolster U.S. gun laws — and Republicans can't do anything about it
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