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.

Quick Takes

J.E. DyerApril 5, 2016
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Video: Prager U on baseball: As unique as America

Play ball!
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 4, 2016
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Iran warns Obama: Missile program is a ‘red line’

Peace in our time.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerApril 4, 2016
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Brandeis sexual assault case: Even privileged minorities affected by Title IX Stalinism

Zampolits rule.
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 3, 2016
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What Ted Cruz means when he talks about ‘carpet bombing ISIS’

Words have meaning.
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National Security

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2016
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Here’s how Obama represented America at his 2016 nuclear security summit

Zenith.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2016
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Video of the Day: Anti-Trump protester flips out (literally)

Deranged.
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Politics

J.E. DyerApril 1, 2016
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Why Ted Nugent is onto something with his viral post on Trump

Rocking America's boat.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 30, 2016
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Trump and battery: Conservatives behaving badly

Meltdown.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 29, 2016
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Image of the Day: This guy might just be a bigger moron than the Egyptian hijacker

Some bucket lists make themselves.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 29, 2016
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CBO has to game estimates to keep Obamacare from looking abysmal

Lies, damn lies, and revised government program projections.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMarch 28, 2016
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See the 16 states with immigrant populations over 15%

Incoming.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 28, 2016
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The (maybe not so) shocking measure Germany is taking to ‘protect’ women in public

Suicide is painful.
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Religion

J.E. DyerMarch 26, 2016
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Easter, 2016

He is risen.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMarch 26, 2016
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California demonstrates how to manufacture a ‘water shortage’ in an El Nino year

Man-made problem.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMarch 25, 2016
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‘LGBT’ World: Common sense is the new ‘blood-curdling’ horror

The world turned upside down.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMarch 25, 2016
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The simplest answer you will hear all day, to a religious freedom question from Justice Sotomayor

First, do less.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 25, 2016
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With London under terror threat, you won’t believe why police rushed to arrest this guy

The world turned upside down.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 24, 2016
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Video: See the POTUS-in-Chief dance the tango in Argentina!

Prima ballerina.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 24, 2016
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The Donald went there. Cruz called him a ‘sniveling coward.’ Probably won’t change much

Sticks and stones too.
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National Security

J.E. DyerMarch 23, 2016
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What this most un-American of presidents could well do in the next 10 months

Consequences.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 23, 2016
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Trump rolls in Arizona, Cruz in Idaho; Cruz and Sanders up early in Utah

Great West hits the polls.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 23, 2016
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Three observations on the Brussels terror attacks and a pagan West

Hear and answer.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 21, 2016
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Strategic sabotage: China’s new ‘commercial’ foothold in Australia

Interesting times.
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Economy

J.E. DyerMarch 20, 2016
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The bizarre, even crazy intemperance of Trump haters

Psychos.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 19, 2016
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U.S. sailor incident: What Carter couldn’t put on record to Congress – plus Iran’s new taunt

Derided.
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Education

J.E. DyerMarch 18, 2016
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After black debaters tell whites to kill themselves, their school offers this excuse

Rewarding hysteria.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 17, 2016
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With candidates bailing, GOP debates ride off into the sunset…?

Forum-less.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 17, 2016
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Snort of the Day: Ted Cruz picks up unlikely supporter

With friends like these.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMarch 17, 2016
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The real, no-kidding reason Putin is pulling forces out of Syria

Interesting times.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 15, 2016
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Rubio bows out; Trump triumphs in FL, NC, IL; OH is Kasich’s; Hillary bags FL, OH prizes; *UPDATE*

Super Duper.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerMarch 15, 2016
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Bereaved Miami family asks how teen was supposed to get money for clothes, after THIS happens

Probing questions.
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Economy

J.E. DyerMarch 15, 2016
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New York Times stunned to find out who Trump supporters are

Narrative-busting.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 14, 2016
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Bill Ayers’ ‘altar’ to evil and the radical-left sickness attacking America

Devil worship.
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National Security

J.E. DyerMarch 13, 2016
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We probably sold Iraq the live Hellfire missiles found on a passenger flight, headed for Oregon

Selling the rope to hang us with?
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 13, 2016
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Carson critics should consider that maybe they don’t know everything

Judgment.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMarch 12, 2016
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Anti-Trump protesters achieve fascist outcome, but they’ll only make Trump stronger

Wild in the streets.
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J.E. Dyer

Video: Prager U on baseball: As unique as America

Iran warns Obama: Missile program is a ‘red line’

Brandeis sexual assault case: Even privileged minorities affected by Title IX Stalinism

What Ted Cruz means when he talks about ‘carpet bombing ISIS’

Here’s how Obama represented America at his 2016 nuclear security summit

Video of the Day: Anti-Trump protester flips out (literally)

Trump and battery: Conservatives behaving badly

CBO has to game estimates to keep Obamacare from looking abysmal

Easter, 2016

California demonstrates how to manufacture a ‘water shortage’ in an El Nino year

The simplest answer you will hear all day, to a religious freedom question from Justice Sotomayor

With London under terror threat, you won’t believe why police rushed to arrest this guy

Video: See the POTUS-in-Chief dance the tango in Argentina!

The Donald went there. Cruz called him a ‘sniveling coward.’ Probably won’t change much

What this most un-American of presidents could well do in the next 10 months

Trump rolls in Arizona, Cruz in Idaho; Cruz and Sanders up early in Utah

Three observations on the Brussels terror attacks and a pagan West

Strategic sabotage: China’s new ‘commercial’ foothold in Australia

U.S. sailor incident: What Carter couldn’t put on record to Congress – plus Iran’s new taunt

With candidates bailing, GOP debates ride off into the sunset…?

Snort of the Day: Ted Cruz picks up unlikely supporter

The real, no-kidding reason Putin is pulling forces out of Syria

Rubio bows out; Trump triumphs in FL, NC, IL; OH is Kasich’s; Hillary bags FL, OH prizes; UPDATE

Bill Ayers’ ‘altar’ to evil and the radical-left sickness attacking America

We probably sold Iraq the live Hellfire missiles found on a passenger flight, headed for Oregon

Carson critics should consider that maybe they don’t know everything

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