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.

Law and Government

J.E. DyerFebruary 15, 2016
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Turns out, Jeb! likes eminent domain just fine — for the purposes he approves

A dose of truth from the Jeb!-Trump dust-up.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerFebruary 15, 2016
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Hmm: Will Obama’s candidate to replace Scalia go full-on political in this election year?

Will all politics be jurisprudential?
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J.E. DyerFebruary 13, 2016
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‘This is the death of civilization’: Witnesses, and gun videos, from Weimar Europe 2016

Et in Arcadia ei.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerFebruary 11, 2016
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Trust: U.S. doesn’t know where enriched uranium shipped from Iran is; ‘Russian custody’ issue

All sold out.
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J.E. DyerFebruary 10, 2016
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Iranian commander to USA: We’re the boss of you

Peace in our time.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerFebruary 10, 2016
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What will Obama do to violate Supreme Court stay of his climate regs? Here’s one idea

Lies, damn lies, and military readiness.
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Politics

J.E. DyerFebruary 9, 2016
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Trump, Sanders totally win NH; HuffPo REALLY not amused

A pair of three-pointers.
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Politics

J.E. DyerFebruary 8, 2016
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The GOP candidates – and the state of the Union – in February 2016

Choose life.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerFebruary 6, 2016
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Football Follies: Super Bowl 50 (Video)

Fat lady warms up.
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J.E. DyerFebruary 6, 2016
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Whistleblower: Obama admin. ordered records of suspect Muslims purged – starting in 2009

Target foot. Pull trigger.
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National Security

J.E. DyerFebruary 5, 2016
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F-35 makes its first trans-Atlantic crossing

The historic cost of bureaucracy.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerFebruary 5, 2016
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Video in Moscow shows Obama as devil devouring foreign peoples

Это сатана, брат.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerFebruary 4, 2016
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The ‘deeply held goal’ of Sanders supporters is theft

The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerFebruary 2, 2016
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Calculation error: Iran’s $50 billion signing bonus is suddenly $100 billion

Deeper math.
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Politics

J.E. DyerFebruary 2, 2016
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Iowa: Cruz wins – narrowly; GOP and Dem voters still significantly split among candidates

And so it begins.
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Education

J.E. DyerFebruary 1, 2016
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Lawsuit: Maryland school punished student for refusing to recite shahada

Walks like a duck.
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J.E. DyerJanuary 31, 2016
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Christians who don’t see Mohammed as a prophet: Islamophobes?

All your beliefs are belong to us.
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J.E. DyerJanuary 29, 2016
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Iran: Nyaah nyaah, we flew a drone over your aircraft carrier

Deterrence.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJanuary 28, 2016
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Canada’s new PM manages to commemorate the Holocaust without mentioning this one thing

Youths oppress my people...
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJanuary 28, 2016
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New tack from Trump campaign: We’ll debate Cruz when he’s been declared eligible for the office

Excuses, excuses.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJanuary 27, 2016
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Oregon protesters arrested; 1 killed by state police, 1 wounded

They could do no other.
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Media

J.E. DyerJanuary 27, 2016
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Fox taunts Trump; Trump pulls out of Thursday debate

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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Politics

J.E. DyerJanuary 26, 2016
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Image of the Day: Sanders and socialism, summed up

The melodrama of the commons.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJanuary 25, 2016
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TX grand jury, convened to investigate Planned Parenthood, indicts undercover video-makers instead

Pour encourager les autres.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJanuary 24, 2016
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Muslim group: If you want rapes to stop, accept that we’re animals

The instincts made them do it.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJanuary 24, 2016
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Football Follies 2015 – NFL title weekend

Entitlement.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJanuary 23, 2016
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Document: Iran held Robert Levinson in 2011, wanted U.S. to delay IAEA report for his release

Negotiating out of paper bags?
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J.E. DyerJanuary 23, 2016
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Reminder: Obama DOJ is hedging its bets by not working with the FBI on Hillary investigation

What the meaning of "is" is.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJanuary 22, 2016
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Rejoice, America! 2016 is about the ‘old consensus’ being dead

Inflecting history.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJanuary 21, 2016
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Diyala Province: Iran continues geostrategic moves against Iraq

Interesting times.
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Politics

J.E. DyerJanuary 19, 2016
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Yep, Sarah Palin endorses Trump

Diversity.
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Politics

J.E. DyerJanuary 19, 2016
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Iowa’s Republican governor actually ATTACKS this leading GOP candidate

Establishment on the ropes.
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J.E. DyerJanuary 18, 2016
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Gulf status quo collapsing: Why were the U.S. Navy boats near Farsi Island?

Interesting times: The Curse thickens.
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J.E. DyerJanuary 17, 2016
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‘13 Hours’ gets big things right, including its gaping hole

Directorial restraint: thumbs up.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJanuary 16, 2016
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Football Follies 2015 – NFL divisional round

Time for the divisions to come out.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJanuary 16, 2016
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Only a fool would be untroubled by the prisoner swap with Iran

Peace in our time.
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J.E. Dyer

Turns out, Jeb! likes eminent domain just fine — for the purposes he approves

Hmm: Will Obama’s candidate to replace Scalia go full-on political in this election year?

‘This is the death of civilization’: Witnesses, and gun videos, from Weimar Europe 2016

Trust: U.S. doesn’t know where enriched uranium shipped from Iran is; ‘Russian custody’ issue

Iranian commander to USA: We’re the boss of you

What will Obama do to violate Supreme Court stay of his climate regs? Here’s one idea

Trump, Sanders totally win NH; HuffPo REALLY not amused

The GOP candidates – and the state of the Union – in February 2016

Football Follies: Super Bowl 50 (Video)

Whistleblower: Obama admin. ordered records of suspect Muslims purged – starting in 2009

F-35 makes its first trans-Atlantic crossing

Video in Moscow shows Obama as devil devouring foreign peoples

The ‘deeply held goal’ of Sanders supporters is theft

Calculation error: Iran’s $50 billion signing bonus is suddenly $100 billion

Iowa: Cruz wins – narrowly; GOP and Dem voters still significantly split among candidates

Lawsuit: Maryland school punished student for refusing to recite shahada

Iran: Nyaah nyaah, we flew a drone over your aircraft carrier

Canada’s new PM manages to commemorate the Holocaust without mentioning this one thing

New tack from Trump campaign: We’ll debate Cruz when he’s been declared eligible for the office

Oregon protesters arrested; 1 killed by state police, 1 wounded

Fox taunts Trump; Trump pulls out of Thursday debate

Image of the Day: Sanders and socialism, summed up

TX grand jury, convened to investigate Planned Parenthood, indicts undercover video-makers instead

Football Follies 2015 – NFL title weekend

Document: Iran held Robert Levinson in 2011, wanted U.S. to delay IAEA report for his release

Reminder: Obama DOJ is hedging its bets by not working with the FBI on Hillary investigation

Rejoice, America! 2016 is about the ‘old consensus’ being dead

Diyala Province: Iran continues geostrategic moves against Iraq

Yep, Sarah Palin endorses Trump

Iowa’s Republican governor actually ATTACKS this leading GOP candidate

Gulf status quo collapsing: Why were the U.S. Navy boats near Farsi Island?

‘13 Hours’ gets big things right, including its gaping hole

Football Follies 2015 – NFL divisional round

Only a fool would be untroubled by the prisoner swap with Iran

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