June 2004 Issue [Article] Contract killers Download PDF Adjust Share How privatizing the U.S. military subverts public oversight by Nicholas Von Hoffman, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 2004 21st century Armed Forces Civilian employees Defense contracts Election Iraq Police, Private Presidents Private security services Privatization United States More from Nicholas Von Hoffman A Monopoly of Violence From “Contract Killers,” which appeared in the June 2004 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 173-year archive—is available online at harpers.org/archive. A small group of… Contra Reaganum The Brahms lullaby A story Adjust Share