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# March/​April 2012 

Vol. 34 No. 2 

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##### From the Cover 

### [Capitalism, Peace, and the Historical Movement of Ideas ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/capitalism-peace-historical-movement-ideas)

By [John Mueller](https://www.cato.org/people/john-mueller) 

##### Features 

#### [Reflections on Inequality ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/reflections-inequality)

By [Robert A. Levy](https://www.cato.org/people/robert-levy) 

#### [The Social Costs of Patent Trolls ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/social-costs-patent-trolls)

#### [Private Property, the Rule of Law, and the Perils of Political Discretion ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/private-property-rule-law-perils-political-discretion)

#### [Demography, Democracy, and Global Capitalism ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/demography-democracy-global-capitalism)

#### [Scholar Profile: Daniel J. Ikenson ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/scholar-profile-daniel-j-ikenson)

#### [Is Immigration Good for America? ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/immigration-good-america)

#### [The Internet Is Not.gov’s to Regulate ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/internet-not-govs-regulate)

#### [How Guns Stop Crimes ](/policy-report/march/april-2012/how-guns-stop-crimes)

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