January 29, 2014 7:12AM 

# Cato Scholars Respond to the 2014 State of the Union 

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

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Cato Institute scholars Alex Nowrasteh, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus, Benjamin H. Friedman, Simon Lester, Neal McCluskey, Mark Calabria, Dan Mitchell, Justin Logan, Patrick J. Michaels, Walter Olson and Jim Harper respond to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address.

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Austin Bragg and Lester Romero.

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