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. DyerOctober 15, 2015
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Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 7

Game of the Week 2-fer!
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Education

J.E. DyerOctober 13, 2015
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Christianity, Judaism being taught through an Islamic lens in U.S. schools

Owning the narrative.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 11, 2015
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Memo to David Frum: Weimar German ‘gun control’ enabled Hitler to confiscate Jews’ guns

Godwin's Law: It was concocted for a reason.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 10, 2015
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Roseburg to Obama: ‘Go home!’ – An eyewitness view of what really happened

Loud and clear.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 10, 2015
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Why should we WANT to preserve the status quo in House politics?

A good crisis not to waste.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 9, 2015
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Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 6

Red River rooting.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 9, 2015
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Video: Fed. govt. funds play about gay president who fights zombies in WH

Because of course. In a time of great unhinging, what else would the National Endowment for the Arts spend your…
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerOctober 9, 2015
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The real headline: Russians buy air space with cruise missile demo, as U.S. forces retreat

Cruise missiles as geopolitical forcing mechanism.
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J.E. DyerOctober 8, 2015
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DHS editing Wikipedia to promote rumors of affair between Kevin McCarthy, Renee Ellmers?

Your tax dollars at work for you.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 7, 2015
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Lesbian bishop suggests removing crosses from church to make it welcoming for Muslims

Church gone cold?
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerOctober 7, 2015
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Got your Bible right here, Mr. Kasich

Psalm 119:99.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerOctober 5, 2015
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Obama’s disgraceful attack on NGO hospital in Afghanistan – used by Taliban as firing position

War crime for thee but not for me.
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Politics

J.E. DyerOctober 4, 2015
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NYT: As WWIII erupts, the ‘modern man’ has become a women’s magazine staff writer

The measure of a man.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerOctober 3, 2015
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Obama sends strongly-worded ‘Media Note’ on Russian military actions in Syria

Interesting times.
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J.E. DyerOctober 2, 2015
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Oregon killer singled out Christians to shoot them in the head

Sign of the times.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerOctober 1, 2015
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Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 5

A mighty cloud of dust.
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J.E. DyerSeptember 30, 2015
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Russian strikes, Day 1: No ISIS targets; ‘demarche’ to U.S.: ‘Don’t fly here’

Interesting times.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 30, 2015
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Game change: Russia can now warn Israel against IAF operations over Syria

No going back.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 29, 2015
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Obama hubris meltdown: ‘I lead the strongest military the world has ever known’

Pride goeth before a fall.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 27, 2015
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Security and hope for mankind: The pope and the bankruptcy of leftism

For such a time as this.
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J.E. DyerSeptember 27, 2015
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There’s no Chinese aircraft carrier in Syria

Naval riddles.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 26, 2015
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Banned in Britain: Toy animal depictions of ISIS

Dhimmitude.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerSeptember 25, 2015
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Last gun shop in San Francisco to close its doors; the reason will blow your mind

Infringement.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerSeptember 24, 2015
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Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 4

Lopping the side week.
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Religion

J.E. DyerSeptember 23, 2015
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Image of the Day: When ‘cultures’ collide

The graves of Arcadia.
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Education

J.E. DyerSeptember 23, 2015
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Was ‘Muslim clock kid’ incident manufactured? The Obama tweet forensics

Narratives.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 22, 2015
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Time to ‘John Paul Jones’ the non-deal ‘Iran deal’

Nail the colors to the mast.
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Politics

J.E. DyerSeptember 18, 2015
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Snort of the Day: Jeb! goes tippy-toe in seeming attempt to tower over fellow candidates

I'm the tallest person on this platform!
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerSeptember 17, 2015
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Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 3

Marking territory.
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Education

J.E. DyerSeptember 16, 2015
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Obama, Texas clock boy, and doing stupid things while Muslim

Very special standard.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 16, 2015
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Syria: You know this isn’t about Assad anymore, right?

It's on.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 14, 2015
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Afghan interpreter for U.S. Marines caught in refugee madness in Europe: How you can help

Ignominy.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerSeptember 14, 2015
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Why Trump doesn’t look like a lightweight to voters, and other GOP candidates do

Establishment flaws.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerSeptember 12, 2015
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Gay-advocacy group’s billboard will SO slam-dunk Kim Davis

Man, they really told HER.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerSeptember 12, 2015
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Refugee passengers: Father of 3-year-old Aylan was the people smuggler ferrying us to Greece

Lies, damn lies, and refugee narratives.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerSeptember 11, 2015
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One weird trick to feel better on 9/11

An everlasting covenant.
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J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 7

Christianity, Judaism being taught through an Islamic lens in U.S. schools

Memo to David Frum: Weimar German ‘gun control’ enabled Hitler to confiscate Jews’ guns

Roseburg to Obama: ‘Go home!’ – An eyewitness view of what really happened

Why should we WANT to preserve the status quo in House politics?

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 6

Video: Fed. govt. funds play about gay president who fights zombies in WH

The real headline: Russians buy air space with cruise missile demo, as U.S. forces retreat

DHS editing Wikipedia to promote rumors of affair between Kevin McCarthy, Renee Ellmers?

Lesbian bishop suggests removing crosses from church to make it welcoming for Muslims

Got your Bible right here, Mr. Kasich

Obama’s disgraceful attack on NGO hospital in Afghanistan – used by Taliban as firing position

Obama sends strongly-worded ‘Media Note’ on Russian military actions in Syria

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 5

Russian strikes, Day 1: No ISIS targets; ‘demarche’ to U.S.: ‘Don’t fly here’

Game change: Russia can now warn Israel against IAF operations over Syria

Obama hubris meltdown: ‘I lead the strongest military the world has ever known’

Security and hope for mankind: The pope and the bankruptcy of leftism

There’s no Chinese aircraft carrier in Syria

Banned in Britain: Toy animal depictions of ISIS

Last gun shop in San Francisco to close its doors; the reason will blow your mind

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 4

Was ‘Muslim clock kid’ incident manufactured? The Obama tweet forensics

Time to ‘John Paul Jones’ the non-deal ‘Iran deal’

Snort of the Day: Jeb! goes tippy-toe in seeming attempt to tower over fellow candidates

Football Follies 2015 – NCAA Week 3

Syria: You know this isn’t about Assad anymore, right?

Afghan interpreter for U.S. Marines caught in refugee madness in Europe: How you can help

Why Trump doesn’t look like a lightweight to voters, and other GOP candidates do

Gay-advocacy group’s billboard will SO slam-dunk Kim Davis

Refugee passengers: Father of 3-year-old Aylan was the people smuggler ferrying us to Greece

One weird trick to feel better on 9/11

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