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Jon E. Dougherty is a Missouri-based political science major, author, writer and columnist. Follow him on Twitter.
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Global model for gun rights going soft?

by Jon Dougherty -- Switzerland's minister of justice has called for national gun registration in a country held up by U.S. gun-rights advocates as a model for armed societies. The call by more…

Subsidizing illegal immigration

by Jon Dougherty -- Americans concerned about our nation's increasingly serious illegal immigration problem – and that's most of us, by the way – are suffering another insult, but it's one you more…

Stealth amnesty
for illegal aliens?

by Jon Dougherty -- Members of Arizona's congressional delegation are under fire from an immigration-reform group for sponsoring legislation critics say is little more than stealth amnesty for illegal aliens. Republican Reps. more…

15 states license
illegals to drive

by Jon Dougherty -- Amid the outrage over California Gov. Gray Davis' decision to sign legislation allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses comes the stunning revelation by immigration experts that the more…

IRS colluding with states?

by Jon Dougherty -- Opponents of the federal income tax are criticizing a new partnership between the Internal Revenue Service and state governments, formed in a bid to crack down on "abusive more…

Concealed guns now legal in Missouri

by Jon Dougherty -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri became the 45th state in the nation to allow most of its citizens the right to carry a concealed handgun after state lawmakers more…

A dime's worth of difference?

by Jon Dougherty -- Whenever my column deigns to dump on Democrats, I can count on two things. One, the majority of comments about my commentary will come from thankful Republicans, and more…

Fed 'strike force' targeting tax reformers?

by Jon Dougherty -- "Tax honesty" activists say they are being targeted for reprisals by "strike force" teams comprised of Internal Revenue Service agents and Department of Justice officials for attempting to more…

Latino group threatening U.S.?

by Jon Dougherty -- A caller to a West Coast talk show who claimed membership in a militant Latino group says the U.S. must acknowledge much of the Southwest belongs to Mexico more…