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.

Biofuels for defense: Cronyism and the banality of evil by J.E. Dyer

Biofuels for defense: Cronyism and the banality of evil

J.E. Dyer December 15, 2013
China: Ignoring UNCLOS, ordering a U.S. Navy cruiser to stop by J.E. Dyer

China: Ignoring UNCLOS, ordering a U.S. Navy cruiser to stop

J.E. Dyer December 14, 2013
Another day, more endemic extortion from a regulatory Congress by J.E. Dyer

Another day, more endemic extortion from a regulatory Congress

J.E. Dyer December 9, 2013
Attacks chairs and urinating patrons: the San Francisco Public Library by J.E. Dyer

Attacks chairs and urinating patrons: the San Francisco Public Library

J.E. Dyer December 9, 2013
A Pearl Harbor survivor story by J.E. Dyer

A Pearl Harbor survivor story

J.E. Dyer December 8, 2013
Mordor falling? by J.E. Dyer

Mordor falling?

J.E. Dyer December 5, 2013
Great news: U.S. has security plan for the West Bank! by J.E. Dyer

Great news: U.S. has security plan for the West Bank!

J.E. Dyer December 4, 2013
Schools asking parents, students to declare political affiliation by J.E. Dyer

Schools asking parents, students to declare political affiliation

J.E. Dyer December 4, 2013
Ukrainians not going quietly into that good night by J.E. Dyer

Ukrainians not going quietly into that good night

J.E. Dyer December 3, 2013
U.S. airlines expected to comply with Chinese ADIZ rules by J.E. Dyer

U.S. airlines expected to comply with Chinese ADIZ rules

J.E. Dyer December 2, 2013
Iranian navy takes another big step outward by J.E. Dyer

Iranian navy takes another big step outward

J.E. Dyer November 30, 2013
Bad tidings of sea and air space challenges by J.E. Dyer

Bad tidings of sea and air space challenges

J.E. Dyer November 29, 2013
What to talk about this Thanksgiving by J.E. Dyer

What to talk about this Thanksgiving

J.E. Dyer November 27, 2013
The Geneva deal and triggers for Israeli action (Part 2) by J.E. Dyer

The Geneva deal and triggers for Israeli action (Part 2)

J.E. Dyer November 26, 2013
The deal that will launch a thousand attack sorties? (Part 1) by J.E. Dyer

The deal that will launch a thousand attack sorties? (Part 1)

J.E. Dyer November 25, 2013
California auto-enrolling health plan exchange customers in food stamps? by J.E. Dyer

California auto-enrolling health plan exchange customers in food stamps?

J.E. Dyer November 23, 2013
Kerry tries desperately to force deal of century on Iran by J.E. Dyer

Kerry tries desperately to force deal of century on Iran

J.E. Dyer November 23, 2013
Court-packing: Obama to succeed where FDR failed by J.E. Dyer

Court-packing: Obama to succeed where FDR failed

J.E. Dyer November 22, 2013
Three things to keep in mind about Obamacare by J.E. Dyer

Three things to keep in mind about Obamacare

J.E. Dyer November 20, 2013
Antidotes to the Obama reading of the Gettysburg Address by J.E. Dyer

Antidotes to the Obama reading of the Gettysburg Address

J.E. Dyer November 19, 2013
Breaking wind: NIMBYs, hostages, and other woes from the European wind wars by J.E. Dyer

Breaking wind: NIMBYs, hostages, and other woes from the European wind wars

J.E. Dyer November 16, 2013
Obama’s Iran policy: The definition of insanity? by J.E. Dyer

Obama’s Iran policy: The definition of insanity?

J.E. Dyer November 14, 2013
The Pants on Fire Report: Covered California required insurers to cancel plans by J.E. Dyer

The Pants on Fire Report: Covered California required insurers to cancel plans

J.E. Dyer November 13, 2013
Russian navy: First port visit to Egypt (among others) in 21 years by J.E. Dyer

Russian navy: First port visit to Egypt (among others) in 21 years

J.E. Dyer November 12, 2013
Pentagon EO trainers learn of ‘White Male Club’ by J.E. Dyer

Pentagon EO trainers learn of ‘White Male Club’

J.E. Dyer November 11, 2013
Ninety-five years by J.E. Dyer

Ninety-five years

J.E. Dyer November 9, 2013
Get real: With Obama and Iran, It’s Deal AND No Deal by J.E. Dyer

Get real: With Obama and Iran, It’s Deal AND No Deal

J.E. Dyer November 9, 2013
Russian backer gets massive Jesus statue put up in Syria by J.E. Dyer

Russian backer gets massive Jesus statue put up in Syria

J.E. Dyer November 3, 2013
Russian bombers fly to Venezuela, Nicaragua during strategic forces exercise by J.E. Dyer

Russian bombers fly to Venezuela, Nicaragua during strategic forces exercise

J.E. Dyer November 3, 2013
Yet another reminder: Iran still closing in on bomb by J.E. Dyer

Yet another reminder: Iran still closing in on bomb

J.E. Dyer November 2, 2013
Want hope and a future? Deregulate. by J.E. Dyer

Want hope and a future? Deregulate.

J.E. Dyer October 31, 2013
Crisis of politics: The opportunity in the storm by J.E. Dyer

Crisis of politics: The opportunity in the storm

J.E. Dyer October 30, 2013
Obamacare, and law as SMOD by J.E. Dyer

Obamacare, and law as SMOD

J.E. Dyer October 28, 2013
A house divided: The GOP dialogue continues by J.E. Dyer

A house divided: The GOP dialogue continues

J.E. Dyer October 24, 2013
Brown signs bill to overpopulate planet by J.E. Dyer

Brown signs bill to overpopulate planet

J.E. Dyer October 21, 2013
GOP: Polls and hinge points of history by J.E. Dyer

GOP: Polls and hinge points of history

J.E. Dyer October 16, 2013
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