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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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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4 reasons fans either love or hate the new Doctor Who
feature The 55-year-old Peter Capaldi will succeed Matt Smith
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America's gay-marriage evolution: A timeline [Updated]
feature Roughly three-fifths of Americans want to legalize gay marriage. Just a few years ago, that would have seemed inconceivable.
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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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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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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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On the internet, people care twice as much about animals as they do humans
feature What charities are we promoting on Facebook? A new study has the unsurprising answer.
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Why Britain's new porn ban is a dumb idea
feature Prime Minster David Cameron kicks off a quixotic crusade against pornography
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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 Fort Hood shooting suspect made $278,000 sitting in jail
feature Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 at Fort Hood, is still collecting paychecks
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Why CNN could use more angry talking heads
feature Who needs reporting? A new poll shows that cable news networks do better without it
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Should you worry about the IRS reading your email?
feature A new ACLU report claims the IRS has been accessing emails without a warrant
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Did Russia just catch a CIA spy?
feature James Bond he's not. The alleged spy was reportedly caught carrying two wigs, three pairs of glasses, and several forms of ID with his real name on them.
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WATCH: The garbage barge without a home
feature The Mobro 4000 spent 5 months wandering the seas with 6 million pounds of trash
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7 revelations from the Benghazi 'whistle-blower' hearing
feature Congress questions witnesses about what happened during the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate
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Could man actually build Pacific Rim's giant robots?
feature The massive stars of Guillermo del Toro's new sci-fi flick may be too big for their own good
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WATCH: Fox's Megyn Kelly rips Erick Erickson over sexist comments
feature "Your science is wrong and your facts are wrong"
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Could the Cleveland kidnapping victims have been rescued sooner?
feature Neighbors say they saw signs that something was wrong at Ariel Castro's home and alerted authorities, but the police have no record of the calls
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The 5 best reactions to the TIME cover story on millennials
feature Millennials like listicles, right?
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Why 80-degree temperatures kill in the U.K.
feature A heat wave has resulted in as many as 760 deaths, despite temperatures mostly below 90 degrees
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5 foods that would be affected by the FDA's trans fats ban
feature Step away from the frozen pizza
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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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Could Googling 'pressure cookers' and 'backpacks' really get you in trouble with the feds?
feature A journalist claims she was visited by a terrorism task force after some innocent searching
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