Tag Archives: political science

“Nones”: The Rise of Religiously Unaffiliated Americans (SS#6)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In this episode of Science Sunday, I’m going to examine “U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic,” a recent publication by The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. There’s a lot of data to sort through, and the … Continue reading →

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The Islamic State through Three Waltzian Lenses: An Analysis in IR Theory

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In 1959 heavy-hitting, contemporary political scientist Kenneth Waltz published Man, the State, and War, a required reading for both undergraduate and graduate students in international politics. It’s often the fist book students of politics read because it gives them an … Continue reading →

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Why Secularism Is Important (a video on international politics)

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

It’s been a while since I’ve made a video. It might be dry for some, but isn’t politics always dry? In this video I make an academic argument, with illustrations, why secularism is important. The examples I use come from … Continue reading →

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Islamic Narratives of Victimhood: Terror not going away soon

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In the years surrounding the US 9/11 attacks we became aware of a strange phenomenon; Islamic terrorists were discussing their plans and goals publicly on Internet forums, without any regard for who may be watching. This was a double edged sword. … Continue reading →

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Study: Religious people more likely to believe in conspiracy theories

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In the current issue of American Journal of Political Science (October 2014), two researchers from the University of Chicago, J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood, published a study titled, “Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style(s) of Mass Opinion.” The pair used data … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 7% problem and why it’s not a problem

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

I wish to open this post by reminding you all this is not a study, and it should not be viewed as one. This is merely an observation of my own setting. It comes from personal discussions with peers and students. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sacred and Secular

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide by Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris (2004) is an empirical study into the postmodern society, which sounds like an oxymoron; however, postmodernism as a field is too vast, by definition, to result in useful knowledge. … Continue reading →

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Addressing the weakness of our data and arguments: A responsibility for all

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Knowledge is very difficult to come by. While knowledge might not require certainty, certainty is the utopia for which all science and philosophy strives. In the mean time — while we wind our way through the maze of knowledge to, at … Continue reading →

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Paradigms, dogma, and analytical eclecticism: A thought on religion versus science

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

This relatively long post reflects an idea I’ve been considering for a long time. It’s by no means fully fleshed, and I welcome commentary, criticism, or contribution to the discussion from thinkers from all sides. This post discusses three analytical … Continue reading →

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Can god lead to global peace?: Maybe, but not in the way religious people think

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I studied international politics, both in my undergrad and my graduate studies. We were less concerned with international relations (diplomacy and the inner workings of the state in global affairs) as we were with international studies, which is differentiated from international relations … Continue reading →

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