J.E. Dyer

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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.

Good GOP debate; didn’t change anything by J.E. Dyer

Good GOP debate; didn’t change anything

J.E. Dyer January 15, 2016
Service pet of the century. (Millennium?) by J.E. Dyer

Service pet of the century. (Millennium?)

J.E. Dyer January 14, 2016
Iranian armed forces chief sure sounds like the Persian Gulf incident was deliberate by J.E. Dyer

Iranian armed forces chief sure sounds like the Persian Gulf incident was deliberate

J.E. Dyer January 13, 2016
Snort of the Day: The (hand to God) ‘State of the Union Pre-Show’ hosted by an entertainer *UPDATE* by J.E. Dyer

Snort of the Day: The (hand to God) ‘State of the Union Pre-Show’ hosted by an entertainer *UPDATE*

J.E. Dyer January 12, 2016
Initial AP/White House story about U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran makes little sense *UPDATES* by J.E. Dyer

Initial AP/White House story about U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran makes little sense *UPDATES*

J.E. Dyer January 12, 2016
The parable of the Good Westerner (or, how Jesus’ message is perverted) by J.E. Dyer

The parable of the Good Westerner (or, how Jesus’ message is perverted)

J.E. Dyer January 12, 2016
Iran’s rockets at sea: Exploiting the seam between international ‘law’ and ‘leadership’ by J.E. Dyer

Iran’s rockets at sea: Exploiting the seam between international ‘law’ and ‘leadership’

J.E. Dyer January 11, 2016
Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Last hurrah by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Last hurrah

J.E. Dyer January 9, 2016
Immigrant who vows ‘I will always stand with my AR’ has strong message for Americans by J.E. Dyer

Immigrant who vows ‘I will always stand with my AR’ has strong message for Americans

J.E. Dyer January 9, 2016
Holy BSU*: Exercise Hellfire missile gets shipped wrongly to Cuba – and Cuba won’t give it back by J.E. Dyer

Holy BSU*: Exercise Hellfire missile gets shipped wrongly to Cuba – and Cuba won’t give it back

J.E. Dyer January 8, 2016
Should we change what we call God? by J.E. Dyer

Should we change what we call God?

J.E. Dyer January 8, 2016
Americans: Not just resenting political correctness, but bearing its costs by J.E. Dyer

Americans: Not just resenting political correctness, but bearing its costs

J.E. Dyer January 7, 2016
Image of the Day: Why these are the Americans Obama loves to hate by J.E. Dyer

Image of the Day: Why these are the Americans Obama loves to hate

J.E. Dyer January 2, 2016
Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 3 (Booger tide recedes) by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 3 (Booger tide recedes)

J.E. Dyer January 1, 2016
New Year’s greetings from Liberty Unyielding by J.E. Dyer

New Year’s greetings from Liberty Unyielding

J.E. Dyer January 1, 2016
Iranian rocket launches near U.S. carrier: More than just a provocation? by J.E. Dyer

Iranian rocket launches near U.S. carrier: More than just a provocation?

J.E. Dyer January 1, 2016
Obama reportedly spying on Congress, political activists: What is this ‘disclosure’ about? by J.E. Dyer

Obama reportedly spying on Congress, political activists: What is this ‘disclosure’ about?

J.E. Dyer December 31, 2015
Slate writer: To prevent deaths like Tamir Rice’s, ‘We must require police to accept risk’ by J.E. Dyer

Slate writer: To prevent deaths like Tamir Rice’s, ‘We must require police to accept risk’

J.E. Dyer December 29, 2015
ISIS goes after major U.S. vulnerability in Afghanistan – but has an enemy it fears more by J.E. Dyer

ISIS goes after major U.S. vulnerability in Afghanistan – but has an enemy it fears more

J.E. Dyer December 28, 2015
Video: CNN’s Poppy Harlow passes out while live on air by J.E. Dyer

Video: CNN’s Poppy Harlow passes out while live on air

J.E. Dyer December 28, 2015
A Navy SEAL and a combat dog: More of the cost of Bowe Bergdahl’s decision by J.E. Dyer

A Navy SEAL and a combat dog: More of the cost of Bowe Bergdahl’s decision

J.E. Dyer December 27, 2015
UK’s ‘Disney’ Muslim family was headed to visit worshiper at mosque of San Bernardino terrorists by J.E. Dyer

UK’s ‘Disney’ Muslim family was headed to visit worshiper at mosque of San Bernardino terrorists

J.E. Dyer December 26, 2015
Let anti-Christian lawsuits drive you away from government by J.E. Dyer

Let anti-Christian lawsuits drive you away from government

J.E. Dyer December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas from Liberty Unyielding by J.E. Dyer

Merry Christmas from Liberty Unyielding

J.E. Dyer December 24, 2015
Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 2 (Slightly less Boogerful) by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 2 (Slightly less Boogerful)

J.E. Dyer December 24, 2015
In sad story of Disney-bound Muslims from UK, WaPo leaves out significant details by J.E. Dyer

In sad story of Disney-bound Muslims from UK, WaPo leaves out significant details

J.E. Dyer December 24, 2015
Pity Politico: Stumped by federalism, it calls Ted Cruz’s principles of government hypocrisy by J.E. Dyer

Pity Politico: Stumped by federalism, it calls Ted Cruz’s principles of government hypocrisy

J.E. Dyer December 23, 2015
Modern war: ISIS uses ‘cats and weapons’ images as recruiting tools by J.E. Dyer

Modern war: ISIS uses ‘cats and weapons’ images as recruiting tools

J.E. Dyer December 22, 2015
Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 1 (The Boogerest) by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2015 – Bowl Week 1 (The Boogerest)

J.E. Dyer December 17, 2015
Government by leftists II: Investigating innocent non-Muslims for ‘balance’ by J.E. Dyer

Government by leftists II: Investigating innocent non-Muslims for ‘balance’

J.E. Dyer December 15, 2015
One terror war; one school threat; two major metros (LA and NYC): Different reactions by J.E. Dyer

One terror war; one school threat; two major metros (LA and NYC): Different reactions

J.E. Dyer December 15, 2015
More dangerous than Islamism: Governments run by leftists by J.E. Dyer

More dangerous than Islamism: Governments run by leftists

J.E. Dyer December 15, 2015
Chinese submarine reportedly simulates cruise missile attack on USS Ronald Reagan by J.E. Dyer

Chinese submarine reportedly simulates cruise missile attack on USS Ronald Reagan

J.E. Dyer December 15, 2015
Image of the day: Cops visit Maine homeowner over anti-ISIS holiday decorations by J.E. Dyer

Image of the day: Cops visit Maine homeowner over anti-ISIS holiday decorations

J.E. Dyer December 14, 2015
Video: Left v. Right: How big should government be? by J.E. Dyer

Video: Left v. Right: How big should government be?

J.E. Dyer December 14, 2015
‘Secret’ rule prohibiting social media checks for foreign visa applicants doesn’t protect AMERICANS by J.E. Dyer

‘Secret’ rule prohibiting social media checks for foreign visa applicants doesn’t protect AMERICANS

J.E. Dyer December 14, 2015
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