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. DyerSeptember 2, 2016
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Politics in the age of Trump: The depression and anxiety chronicles

Hope and a future.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerSeptember 2, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 1

Play ball!
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Education

J.E. DyerSeptember 1, 2016
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Simple solution for microaggression at Rutgers

A benediction.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 29, 2016
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Hmm: State Dept. completely redacted emails Huma Abedin sent to her personal accounts

Special rules for the favored few.
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Education

J.E. DyerAugust 29, 2016
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Flag flap in SC: Flags don’t taunt people. People taunt people

Moral philosophy 101.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 29, 2016
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Media hide Iran’s first S-300 deployment in plain sight

Peace in our time.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerAugust 27, 2016
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Football Follies 2016: NCAA Pre-week

A distant drum.
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 26, 2016
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Keep calling Hillary a bigot, Mr. Trump

Klieg light.
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Social Issues

J.E. DyerAugust 26, 2016
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This is who ends up dissecting human fetal brains when they can be sold like groceries

Moral collapse.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 25, 2016
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USN fires warning shots as Iranian harassment ramps up

More peace in our time.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 25, 2016
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USA Today reporters uncover inconvenient truth: Lochte, U.S. swimmers WERE held up at gunpoint

Inconvenient truth - for the media.
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Social Issues

J.E. DyerAugust 25, 2016
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Ken doll gets baked into cake; indignation, controversy ensue

Cake offense -- please.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 25, 2016
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Iranian patrol boats harass destroyer USS Nitze

Peace in our time.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 24, 2016
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Sea change: Turkey enters Syrian conflict – as an enemy of the U.S.’s closest partner

Interesting times.
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Education

J.E. DyerAugust 21, 2016
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Refugees sue PA school district because their free public school is unsatisfactory

Equality = aggressive ingratitude?
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 20, 2016
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DOD IG report makes Army budget look like a money-laundering scheme

Liars, damn liars, accountants.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 20, 2016
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Syrian warplanes bombed dangerously close to U.S. special forces in Syria

Leading from the bottom of the barrel.
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 19, 2016
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President Mob Boss sends message to flood-hit Louisiana: Nice state you got there…

The vultures circle.
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 19, 2016
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They’ve got nothing. The progressive left keeps showing its true colors

They've got no clothes.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 17, 2016
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Bombers in Iran: Russia gets her long-desired southern access – and an area-denial bonanza

Peace in our time.
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Social Issues

J.E. DyerAugust 15, 2016
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‘Tribal behavior’ taking over: Teen shot in BLM-incited Milwaukee riots; Walker calls up Guard

Meltdown.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 15, 2016
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Obama’s America: How the community politics of refugee resettlement are being cooked

Secrets and lies.
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Media

J.E. DyerAugust 14, 2016
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Newsmax cuts Dennis Michael Lynch: Aligning with the collective?

This casualty in the conservative war may not be the one you think.
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Education

J.E. DyerAugust 13, 2016
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‘Gender Unicorn’ brought to NC schools by Soros-funded groups

Baffle them with gender unicorns.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 12, 2016
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The real reason Russia’s moving advanced S-400 air defense missile system to Crimea

Correlation of forces keeps going south.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 12, 2016
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Church targeted with shouts of ‘Allahu akbar’ is near San Bernardino shooters’ mosque

Transforming America, fundamentally.
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National Security

J.E. DyerAugust 11, 2016
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More ‘Trump truth’: Obama covered up for his support to the founding of ISIS

Strange truth, the Obama-and-ISIS chapter.
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 10, 2016
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Snort of the Day: Piers Morgan incurs epic FAIL trying to diss USA gold in shooting

Like it's a bad thing?
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 9, 2016
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Rad-left DNC protesters make fools of themselves as black Trump supporter tries to save flag

Patriotic integrity.
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Social Issues

J.E. DyerAugust 8, 2016
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CNN host: Michael Phelps has too many cherries and there should be a hijab instead, or something

Hijab is the new "inclusion."
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerAugust 8, 2016
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World Vision NGO, accused of losing millions to Hamas, is Clinton Foundation partner

Lying down with dogs...
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerAugust 6, 2016
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German man who confronted Munich shooter faces prosecution for ‘insulting’ him

Civilizational suicide watch.
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Politics

J.E. DyerAugust 5, 2016
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‘Trump truth’ does it again: There IS Iranian footage of a cash-for-hostages swap

Strange truth.
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Religion

J.E. DyerAugust 5, 2016
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Allah is tripping Trump up, says Khizr Khan

What else has Allah told Mr. Khan?
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 4, 2016
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Oops. Timeline shows $400m cash drop WAS a ransom payment to Iran

It's OK. You can say it. They know.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerAugust 4, 2016
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Wearing ‘Don’t tread on me’ – Gadsden Flag – now deemed potential racial harassment

Dangling America over a cliff.
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J.E. Dyer

Politics in the age of Trump: The depression and anxiety chronicles

Football Follies 2016: NCAA Week 1

Hmm: State Dept. completely redacted emails Huma Abedin sent to her personal accounts

Media hide Iran’s first S-300 deployment in plain sight

Football Follies 2016: NCAA Pre-week

Keep calling Hillary a bigot, Mr. Trump

USN fires warning shots as Iranian harassment ramps up

USA Today reporters uncover inconvenient truth: Lochte, U.S. swimmers WERE held up at gunpoint

Iranian patrol boats harass destroyer USS Nitze

Sea change: Turkey enters Syrian conflict – as an enemy of the U.S.’s closest partner

Refugees sue PA school district because their free public school is unsatisfactory

DOD IG report makes Army budget look like a money-laundering scheme

Syrian warplanes bombed dangerously close to U.S. special forces in Syria

President Mob Boss sends message to flood-hit Louisiana: Nice state you got there…

They’ve got nothing. The progressive left keeps showing its true colors

Bombers in Iran: Russia gets her long-desired southern access – and an area-denial bonanza

Newsmax cuts Dennis Michael Lynch: Aligning with the collective?

The real reason Russia’s moving advanced S-400 air defense missile system to Crimea

More ‘Trump truth’: Obama covered up for his support to the founding of ISIS

Snort of the Day: Piers Morgan incurs epic FAIL trying to diss USA gold in shooting

World Vision NGO, accused of losing millions to Hamas, is Clinton Foundation partner

German man who confronted Munich shooter faces prosecution for ‘insulting’ him

‘Trump truth’ does it again: There IS Iranian footage of a cash-for-hostages swap

Allah is tripping Trump up, says Khizr Khan

Oops. Timeline shows $400m cash drop WAS a ransom payment to Iran

Wearing ‘Don’t tread on me’ – Gadsden Flag – now deemed potential racial harassment

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