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Cato Video • January 13, 2016 

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

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.

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##### [Emma Ashford](/people/emma-ashford)

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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##### [Trevor Burrus](/people/trevor-burrus)

Former Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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##### [Benjamin H. Friedman](/people/benjamin-friedman)

Policy Director, Defense Priorities

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##### [Daniel J. Ikenson](/people/daniel-j-ikenson)

Former Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies

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##### [Neal McCluskey](/people/neal-mccluskey)

Former Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute

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##### [Patrick J. Michaels](/people/patrick-michaels)

Former Director, Center for the Study of Science 

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##### [Aaron Ross Powell](/people/aaron-ross-powell)

Former Director and Editor of Libertarianism.org

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##### [Julian Sanchez](/people/julian-sanchez)

Former Senior Fellow

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