Category Archives: Politics

Sicarii, Assassins, and the Islamic State: A Pattern Emerges

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

Total holy war and suicide attacks are nothing new. History has kept a long list of organizations popping up, committing atrocities in the name of god, and then suffering absolute defeat—sometimes these campaigns are coupled with ironic consequences for the … Continue reading →

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Fares Al-Khodor Is Dead (And So Is a Piece of My Heart)

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

This post is a combination of personal anecdote, argument, and tragedy. I’m writing this because a young boy I once knew has died, a victim of the protracted and intense fighting in Northeast Syria. Although I’m not blaming anyone for his … Continue reading →

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Republican Primary Voters’ Polling Data: Let’s Make the US a Christian Nation

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

Today I came across this report from Public Policy Polling after the group polled a few hundred Republican Primary voters. A brief methodology is attached to their report: PPP surveyed 316 Republican primary voters from February 20th to 22nd. The … Continue reading →

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A Brief Analysis of the ISIS Problem Post-Burning Video

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

“ISIS Burns Jordanian Pilot Alive” has been a major headline in the news during the last two days. It’s such a major story that the news articles of the Jordanian executions of Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli have been swallowed by … Continue reading →

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Shooting Down Flying Carpets: Let’s stay on topic about Islamic terrorism

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

There are two major fallacies defenders of Islam make when addressing the problem of Islamic terror. In the wake of yesterday’s terror attack in Paris, I’ve seen these employed with fervor. These are the magic get-out-of-jail-free cards that can be … Continue reading →

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