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 it a bad idea for Poland to join the euro?feature After the Cyprus debacle, analysts warn Poland of the dangers of a common currency
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No, Atlas Shrugged probably won't be required reading in Idahofeature 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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The Tea Party vs. the $70 million high school football stadiumfeature In Texas, high school football and anti-tax sentiment collide
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Why poverty is growing faster in the suburbs than in the cityfeature Urban areas are no longer the country's main centers of poverty
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Who to root for at Wimbledonfeature Nadal, Federer, and Sharapova all suffered shocking early upsets. Here are a few other tennis players ready to step into the spotlight
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6 new details from the Boston carjacking victim's terrifying ordealfeature And how a gas station's "cash only" policy might have saved his life
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Why Starbucks' pro-gay marriage stance won't hurt its bottom linefeature CEO Howard Schultz lashes out at an investor over the issue
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Georgia GOP chair's gay marriage scenario sounds a lot like I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larryfeature Sue Everhart warns that straight people could enter sham gay marriages to gain benefits
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Why floating nuclear power plants might actually be a good ideafeature Russia wants nuclear power-generating ships by 2016. It's not as crazy as it sounds
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Dennis Rodman thinks he deserves a Nobel Prize for visiting North Koreafeature "My mission is to break the ice between hostile countries"
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NYPD's Ray Kelly is not backing down on stop-and-friskfeature The potential candidate for Homeland Security chief says the controversial policy is "guilty of saving 7,383 lives"
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Young people are ruining Monopolyfeature Hasbro releases a new, "snackable" version of the classic board game — with no jail
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11 tricky words from the National Spelling Beefeature No, we didn't know what they meant either
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Why a joint replacement costs $30,000 in one hospital and $160,000 in anotherfeature New data reveals just how dysfunctional America's healthcare system is
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Why genetically modified wheat is bad for the U.S. economyfeature A farmer in Oregon found something unexpected on his farm. Now America's $8.1 billion wheat business is at risk
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Why Google and Motorola's joint smartphone is such a bummerfeature The Moto X is almost here. Not everybody is impressed
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5 smart reactions to the Bradley Manning verdictfeature The polarizing secret-spiller faces up to 136 years in prison after being found guilty of 20 crimes. What does it mean for transparency, Obama, and journalism?
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Could North Korea really nuke the United States?feature Facing tough new U.N. sanctions, Pyongyang threatens a "preemptive nuclear attack" against the United States
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Why a dead shark on the New York subway isn't funnyfeature Okay, it is a little bit. But there's a reason so many are endangered.
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Nearly 4 in 10 white Americans have zero non-white friendsfeature A new poll shows that we still live in a very racially segregated country
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The science behind near-death experiencesfeature "Walking towards the light" is a common experience for cardiac arrest survivors. A new study attempts to figure out why.
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WATCH: Jim Carrey mocks gun lovers in new videofeature The NRA is not going to be pleased
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Africa's devastating elephant-poaching problemfeature In Chad, 86 elephants become the latest casualties in a growing illegal ivory trade
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The problem with commercial drones: Sometimes they crashfeature Scary video emerges of a drone plummeting into a crowd in Virginia
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