February 13, 2013 8:34AM 

# Cato Responds to the State of the Union 2013 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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Cato Institute scholars [Michael Tanner](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-tanner), [Julian Sanchez](https://www.cato.org/people/julian-sanchez), [Alex Nowrasteh](https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh), [Simon Lester](https://www.cato.org/people/simon-lester), [John Samples](https://www.cato.org/people/john-samples), [Pat Michaels](https://www.cato.org/people/patrick-michaels), [Jagadeesh Gokhale](https://www.cato.org/people/jagadeesh-gokhale), [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-cannon), [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper), [Malou Innocent](https://www.cato.org/people/malou-innocent), [Juan Carlos Hidalgo](https://www.cato.org/people/juan-carlos-hidalgo), [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro), [Trevor Burrus](https://www.cato.org/people/trevor-burrus) and [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) respond to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address.

Video produced by [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-brown), Austin Bragg and Lester Romero.

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