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While you\u2019re reading this, I will quasi-not exist. \u00a0(I\u2019m on a plane to New Zealand, and, as a consequence of the International Date Line, I won\u2019t have a Thursday this week).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m off to speak at the Eucharistic Convention in Auckland<\/a> and do a Theology on Tap in Sydney<\/a>. Next week. I\u2019ll be running this year\u2019s Ideological Turing Test (entries appearing MWF), so stay tuned.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here\u2019s a rundown of what I\u2019ve been covering for my new job at FiveThirtyEight:<\/p>\n

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Kansas Welfare Bill Would Cut Into Benefits With ATM Fees<\/a><\/h3>\n

The big problem with Kansas\u2019s new restrictions is the way they force welfare recipients to make many small transactions, watching their balance be eaten away by fees<\/p>\n

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Better Forensics Aren\u2019t Enough To Prevent Wrongful Death Sentences<\/a><\/h3>\n

Way fewer death penalty exonerations are due to DNA evidence than I expected<\/p>\n

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Mark Autism Awareness Month by Surveying People With Autism<\/a><\/h3>\n

This was my favorite piece I got to pitch and write \u2013 we tend to study just the biology of autism, not the experiences, needs, and desires of people with autism (particularly bad for autistic adults)<\/p>\n

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California Chases Easiest Water Savings, Not Biggest<\/a><\/h3>\n

I now have amount-of-water-used-by-LA-per-year as a rule of thumb when I hear stats on water.<\/p>\n

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Lame-Duck Presidents Tend To Offer More Clemency<\/a><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s a end-of-term surge, but the size varies a lot (Clinton is biggest)<\/p>\n

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Obama Begins To Catch Up With Clemency Pleas<\/a><\/h3>\n

Obama has given way fewer pardons per application than other recent pardons (but he\u2019s also expanded eligibility to apply)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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