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Cato Video • January 26, 2012 

# State of the Union 2012 

Cato Institute scholars Malou Innocent, Chris Edwards, Neal McCluskey, Ilya Shapiro, Jerry Taylor, Dan Mitchell and Dan Ikenson respond to President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address. 

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

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##### [Malou Innocent](/people/malou-innocent)

Adjunct Scholar 

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##### [Chris Edwards](/people/chris-edwards)

Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies, Cato Institute and Editor, Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org

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

Former Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute

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##### [Ilya Shapiro](/people/ilya-shapiro)

Former Vice President and Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

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##### [Jerry Taylor](/people/jerry-taylor)

Former Vice President 

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##### [Daniel J. Mitchell](/people/daniel-mitchell)

Former Senior Fellow 

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

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