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.

Politics

J.E. DyerNovember 5, 2016
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Trump rushed off stage at Reno rally as some in crowd shout ‘Gun!’

Dodging bullets.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerNovember 2, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 10

SEC breaker week?
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National Security

J.E. DyerNovember 1, 2016
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Russian subs rush UK in a rugby scrum

Peace in our time.
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Politics

J.E. DyerNovember 1, 2016
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Hillary, Obama – who’s throwing whom under the bus?

Strange days.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 31, 2016
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Watchdog group: Virginia appears to be organizing to support vote fraud

Provision for fraud.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 31, 2016
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And now, ANOTHER woman who voted twice for Trump (with a twist)

One hot mess.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 30, 2016
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If I have to hear from one more ad hominem ‘conservative,’ I’m gonna ad your hominem, bub

Philosophy before personalities.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 29, 2016
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Close call: Russia-U.S. ‘near-miss’ problem moves to Syrian air space

Peace in our time.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 28, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 9

CFB break!
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 27, 2016
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Oregon standoff defendants acquitted; feds literally Tase Ammon Bundy’s lawyer at courthouse

Canary survives the coal mine -- this time.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 26, 2016
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Smackdown: The Trump-Hillary rally competition in Florida

Evidence.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 25, 2016
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Talking Points Memo goes full-frontal with race-policing, profiling, gender orthodoxy

Another bias tragedy.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 25, 2016
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The difference national will makes: Aircraft carrier edition

Tiebreaker.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 23, 2016
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In Nebraska 1st Amendment case, courts say the state can penalize you for exercising a right

The new high cost of "free speech."
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 21, 2016
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The ‘implicit bias’ idea violates your rights

Holding you at risk...always and forever.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 20, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 8

Slogging the slog.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 20, 2016
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Debate three: Another gnarly draw

Whoa, dude.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 19, 2016
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Iran’s war in Iraq: Waged by terror chief Qassem Soleimani, directly supported by Obama

Forget selling them the rope to hang us with. Just give it to them.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 18, 2016
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The reason the Republican Party is in disarray

Elephants a-scramble.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 18, 2016
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Football player makes news with lone stand for the national anthem

Standing alone.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 17, 2016
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Confirmed: The progressive left lives on a different planet (2016 election edition)

Epistemic wound, suppurating.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 16, 2016
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Another missile attack on U.S. warships, as this weirdest of wars gropes for the next gear

Cry havoc.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 14, 2016
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Going thermonuclear: CIA preps ‘cyber-strike’ on Russia; focuses on finance data

Boom.
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Media

J.E. DyerOctober 14, 2016
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Obama calls for ‘truthiness’ tests for media; decries ‘wild, wild West’ of new-media freedom

I think that word does not mean what you think it means.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 13, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 7

Stroke on.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 13, 2016
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U.S. attacks radar sites in Yemen in retaliation for missile attacks on Navy warships

Punching for show.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 12, 2016
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Viral O’Keefe video shows Dem organizers condoning vote fraud – so Twitter blocks O’Keefe

Suppressing inconvenient truth.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 12, 2016
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Officially a trend: Houthis fire ANOTHER missile at USS Mason off Yemeni coast

Looks like someone has begun to fight.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 12, 2016
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Pentagon hints at reprisal against Houthi rebels for attempted attack on U.S. warships?

Interesting naval times.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 12, 2016
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Oh, look: Obama said he’d appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a political opponent – in 2008

Banana democrats.
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 10, 2016
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U.S. destroyer escapes being hit by missiles off Yemen

Cry havoc.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 10, 2016
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Why Trump helped himself in the second debate

Unafraid.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 8, 2016
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‘Trump truth’ will now come out, on politics and the status of women

Trump: how the modern world does Diogenes.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 6, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 6

Shootout!
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National Security

J.E. DyerOctober 5, 2016
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Hard rain: In Syria, with the SA-23 missile system, Russia is realizing a 300-year-old dream

Anschluss.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 4, 2016
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Feds get local police to record license plates of gun-show attendees

A long list of abuses.
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