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# March/​April 2004 

Vol. 26 No. 2 

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### [Self-Defense: An Endangered Right ](/policy-report/march/april-2004/self-defense-endangered-right)

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#### [“Starve the Beast” Does Not Work ](/policy-report/march/april-2004/starve-beast-does-not-work)

By [William A. Niskanen](https://www.cato.org/people/william-niskanen) 

#### [Free Speech and Campaign Finance ](/policy-report/march/april-2004/free-speech-campaign-finance)

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