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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Is this the best Stephen Colbert segment ever?
feature Viewers get choked up as The Colbert Report visits an openly gay small-town mayor
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The science behind near-death experiences
feature "Walking towards the light" is a common experience for cardiac arrest survivors. A new study attempts to figure out why.
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The biggest gun bust in NYC history: Why Bloomberg is blaming the South
feature The NYPD seizes 254 firearms smuggled up from the Carolinas
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Budweiser is the preferred beer of ER patients
feature A new study sheds light on what brands people drink when getting dangerously inebriated
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Are Syria's cluster bombs and bioweapons worse than its chemical weapons?
feature The alleged sarin gas attack was horrible. Releasing biological weapons could be much worse.
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WATCH: Driver confesses on YouTube to killing a man
feature A 22-year-old drunk driver claims, "This video will act as my confession."
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Obama's big Syria speech: 4 massive challenges he faces
feature On Tuesday night, the president takes his case for military action to the people. It might not make a huge difference.
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Syria accepts Russia's chemical weapons deal: Now what?
feature Bashar al-Assad's foreign minister says Syria will relinquish control of its massive chemical weapons arsenal. But the devil may be in the details.
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Freedom fighters or al Qaeda? What you need to know about the Syrian rebels
feature A brutal execution video sparks concerns over who will lead the country after Assad
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10 things you need to know today: September 7, 2013
Daily Briefing Obama makes a case in Russia for military action against Syria, U.S. diplomats are ordered to evacuate Beirut, and more
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10 things you need to know today: August 17, 2013
Daily Briefing Violence rages in Egypt, a ferry carrying nearly 700 people sinks in the Philippines, and more
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What happens now that Bradley Manning is Chelsea Manning?
feature The day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison, the WikiLeaks leaker announces, "I am Chelsea Manning. I am female."
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Kanye West and 4 other pop stars who performed for dictators
feature West isn't the only celeb to sing for leaders with questionable human rights records
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Why are chemical weapons worse than conventional weapons?
feature Syria crossed President Obama's "red line" by allegedly using chemical weapons. Why is that any worse than the horrible violence that came before it?
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How the world is failing Syria's 2 million refugees
feature Every 15 seconds, someone flees Syria. And they don't have a lot of great options on where to go.
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If Syria's deadly poison gas attack doesn't cross Obama's 'red line,' what does?
feature Activists charge that up to 1,300 people were killed Wednesday in a horrific chemical weapons attack near Damascus
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Is Bradley Manning's 35-year prison sentence fair?
feature The divisive trial of the WikiLeaks source comes to an end
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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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Syria, the NSA, and Rush Limbaugh: 6 highlights from Obama's CNN interview
feature The president says Republicans are too worried about what Rushbo will say
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The problem with commercial drones: Sometimes they crash
feature Scary video emerges of a drone plummeting into a crowd in Virginia
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The American west is being overrun by wild horses
feature And they might cost Uncle Sam $1 billion by 2030. Is it time to just start slaughtering them?
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Why it's so difficult to ban 'revenge porn'
feature Almost everyone hates it. But state legislatures are having a tough time fighting it.
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How the world is responding to a possible strike on Syria
feature Western military intervention could have huge repercussions for the region
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Why Israel may miss Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
feature Israel is not impressed by Iran's new "charm offensive"
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