January 13, 2016 7:28AM 

# Cato Scholars Respond to Obama’s Final State of the Union Address 

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

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Cato Institute scholars Emma Ashford‎, Trevor Burrus‎, Benjamin Friedman‎, Dan Ikenson,‎ Neal McCluskey‎, Pat Michaels‎, Aaron Powell‎, and Julian Sanchez‎ respond to President Obama’s final State of the Union Address.

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Tess Terrible and Cory Cooper.

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