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# State of the Union 2015 

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Cato Institute scholars Alex Nowrasteh, Aaron Ross Powell, Neal McCluskey, Mark Calabria, Bill Watson, Chris Edwards, Gene Healy, Chris Preble, Julian Sanchez, Pat Michaels and Trevor Burrus respond to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address.

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Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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

Former Director and Editor of Libertarianism.org

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Former Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute

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Former Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency; Former Chief Economist, Vice President Mike Pence; Former Senior Advisor, Cato Institute

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Former Trade Policy Analyst 

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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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##### [Gene Healy](/people/gene-healy)

Former Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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Former Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies; Senior Fellow, Stimson Center 

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Former Senior Fellow

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

Former Director, Center for the Study of Science 

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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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