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# Obama’s “Elizabeth Warren Moment” 

When President Obama talks about Americans “doing things together,” as he did in Roanoke last week, his vision typically refers to large-scale government-directed projects. Though it’s true that people work together all the time to improve their lots, civil society is the more typical venue for achieving those results. Cato Institute research fellow and lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org editor Aaron Ross Powell talks about Obama’s “Elizabeth Warren moment.” 

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

Former Director and Editor of Libertarianism.org