J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

National Security

J.E. DyerApril 28, 2017
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Strike at Damascus Airport: Israel shows how it’s done

The view from inside the OODA loop.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 25, 2017
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First Bundy ranch trial ends in mistrial, few convictions; judge criticized for rulings

Justice, obliquely.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 25, 2017
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Fed. district judge who just blocked Trump’s sanctuary city order was major fundraiser for Obama

Rule of law: RIP.
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 24, 2017
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Trump prepares to get tough with Iranian arms proliferators. Politico publishes exposé of how we do it

Spilling our guts.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerApril 23, 2017
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France, EU, civilization as we know it: Macron-Le Pen runoff; UPDATE: Fire in the streets, ‘Russia hacking’ theme

Le jour de gloire est arrive.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 22, 2017
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Surgeon general who called ‘gun control part of medicine’ gone from Trump administration

Exit, stage left.
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 21, 2017
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Bear on the move: Russian long-range aircraft operate near Alaska for fourth day this week

The Bear does his stretching exercises.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerApril 19, 2017
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Iran, and the Great Korea Carrier Caper: What if Trump is not an idiot?

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 19, 2017
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CA congressman’s townhall audience worse-behaved than high school kids – says student

Astro-turf.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 18, 2017
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Defund PBS. Stop hiding a radical, pro-jihad agenda behind Big Bird

Suicide bombers' mascot.
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 16, 2017
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‘Partisan reactions’: Sense and sensibility on strikes in Syria

Different water, different fish.
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Unyielding

J.E. DyerApril 16, 2017
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Easter greetings, 2017

Our triumphant holy day.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerApril 15, 2017
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In tight French election, potential for significant double-voting problem goes unaddressed

The way of all elections now?
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 13, 2017
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WTF watch: Why are ‘U.S. intelligence officials’ telling NBC we’ll strike North Korea?

This can't go unaddressed.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 13, 2017
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Report: Britain’s GCHQ alerted U.S. to contacts between Russia and Trump associates

More double-plus unverified "narrative" from the narrative factory.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 13, 2017
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A word on Bannon, Spicer, Kushner, and Trump’s personnel pattern

Fighting stance.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 11, 2017
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Dead body found near North Dakota pipeline protest site

The high cost of organized tantrums.
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Unyielding

J.E. DyerApril 11, 2017
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Passover greetings from Liberty Unyielding

Chag Sameach Pesach.
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Sports and Culture

J.E. DyerApril 11, 2017
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Doggie art

Who let the dogs out?
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerApril 10, 2017
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Chinese troops to the border: On the Korean Peninsula, everything old is new again

Bill coming due.
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Media

J.E. DyerApril 8, 2017
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MSNBC host’s bizarre theory: Putin behind chem attack in Syria – as way to ‘help’ Trump

Hawks, handsaws, who can tell the difference.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerApril 7, 2017
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Cruise missile strike in Syria: Assad regime – and Russia – on notice

Tomahawk diplomacy.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 6, 2017
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‘Ethics complaint’ about Nunes: Usual Soros-backed suspects, usual tactics

Soros should get some new material.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 4, 2017
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‘Unmasking’ Trump: What the stakes are, and why we need to prioritize

Priorities.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 3, 2017
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Don’t get fixated on Susan Rice as the authority behind back-door surveillance of Trump

The next clue.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2017
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Two bombshell things we learned about the Trump surveillance on Friday

Boom.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2017
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Phasers on stun: George Takei locks on a new political target

Boldly go.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2017
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Actually, we still don’t know who Nunes’s ‘source’ is

Smoke, mirrors, and IT trails.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMarch 30, 2017
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IT Unyielding: Tech note #1 (Freaky white screens)

Interweb intervention.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 30, 2017
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High Noon: EU president threatens to break up USA

Waving it around.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 30, 2017
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Jerry Brown warns Trump: ‘You don’t want to mess with California’

Weak-hand Jerry.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 29, 2017
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This is big: Why Devin Nunes is being targeted with specious allegations

Taking flak = Over the target.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 28, 2017
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House Democrats want a reprise of last week’s misleading Comey testimony

Obstruction.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 28, 2017
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Angry Canadians shout down school board meeting, shred Quran over Muslim ‘accommodations’

Special pleading.
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Social Issues

J.E. DyerMarch 27, 2017
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Tweet/Video of the Day: What came shining through at a half-marathon

Kindness of strangers.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 27, 2017
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Are you a proleptic dhimmi? Take the test

Cultivating our own doom.
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