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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The ObamaCare debacle marks the return of 'President Passerby'
feature Cluelessness is still a poor defense for a commander-in-chief
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ObamaCare's worst-case scenario
feature The "tech surge" better work, and soon, or things could get really bad for the Affordable Care Act
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Watch: Bill Clinton says Obama should honor his commitment on health care
feature The former president thinks the government should let people keep their health care plans
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Why Apple didn't tell anybody it was selling its new iPad mini with Retina display
feature Surprise!
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What we know so far in the disturbing Hannah Anderson kidnapping case
feature Details are emerging about the abduction of a 16-year-old girl and the grisly murder of her family
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5 ways members of Congress became very, very rich
feature Surprise: Congress is full of millionaires. But how did they build their fortunes?
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Why isn't 9/11 a national holiday?
feature It's one of the most infamous dates in U.S. history. But it isn't a federal holiday.
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6 international responses to the NSA surveillance program
feature Americans aren't the only ones being spied on
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What would happen if the U.S. banned all Iranian oil?
feature Congress is considering harsher sanctions that could squeeze Iran out of the global oil market
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Why 1,600 years of ice melting in 25 years is a bad omen
feature A glacier in Peru has melted to levels not seen since the end of the last ice age
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Why craft beer won't lure millennials to Christianity
feature The Church-in-a-Pub sounds fun. But it probably won't change how young people feel about organized religion.
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10 things you need to know today: August 24, 2013
Daily Briefing The Fort Hood shooter is found guilty, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces his retirement, and more
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This week at the Supreme Court: What's at stake for gay marriage
feature Rulings on Proposition 8 and DOMA could have massive implications for same-sex couples nationwide
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What's behind the U.S. military's climbing suicide rate?
feature A record 350 active-duty troops took their own lives in 2012
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The Week's fall 2013 politics preview
feature Forget football. The biggest hits are in politics.
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5 revelations on the 'Keyser Soze' of the Edward Snowden saga
feature Meet Laura Poitras, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who helped Snowden go public
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How bad is the Guantanamo Bay hunger strike?
feature A new op-ed by a Yemeni national shines a light on the increasingly volatile conditions inside of Gitmo
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Yes, Iran's presidential election matters
feature Despite Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's grip on power, Iranians still have a reason to head to the polls
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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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If elected, John Bolton would be the first mustachioed president since William Howard Taft
feature American voters can forgive just about anything — except facial hair
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Scientists want more money to research hangover cures
feature All of that boozing is costing us about $148 billion every year in productivity
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Banksy-mania is here, and it is terrible
feature Introducing New York City's newest tourist attraction: Street art.
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Two years later: Did Occupy Wall Street make a difference?
feature Protesters no longer camp out in Zuccotti Park. Does that mean the movement didn't accomplish anything?
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10 things you need to know today: April 20, 2013
Daily Briefing Police capture a Boston bombing suspect, the Boy Scouts reconsider their ban on gays, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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