# Cato Scholars Available for SOTU Commentary 

Cato Institute scholars are available to provide expert commentary and analysis on the State of the Union address across a wide range of policy areas.

February 24, 2026 • News Releases 

Cato Institute scholars are available to provide expert commentary and analysis on the State of the Union address across a wide range of policy areas. To arrange an interview, please contact Cato’s media relations team at [pr@​cato.​org](mailto:pr@cato.org).

**Immigration:**

- [Alex Nowrasteh](https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh), Senior Vice President for Policy
- [David Bier](https://www.cato.org/people/david-bier), Director of Immigration Studies, The Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy

**Education:**

- [Neal McCluskey,](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
- [Colleen Hroncich](https://www.cato.org/people/colleen-hroncich), Policy Analyst with the Center for Educational Freedom
- [Andrew Gillen](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-gillen), Research Fellow with the Center for Educational Freedom
- [Erec Smith](https://www.cato.org/people/erec-smith), Research Fellow and Cofounder of Free Black Thought

**Foreign Policy:**

- [Jon Hoffman](https://www.cato.org/people/jon-hoffman), Research Fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy
- [Katherine Thompson](https://www.cato.org/people/katherine-thompson), Senior Fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy
- [Brandan Buck,](https://www.cato.org/people/brandan-p-buck) Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies

**Energy & Environment:**

- [Travis Fisher](https://www.cato.org/people/travis-fisher), Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies

**Trade:**

- [Scott Lincicome](https://www.cato.org/people/scott-lincicome), Vice President of General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center
- [Colin Grabow](https://www.cato.org/people/colin-grabow), Associate Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies

**Economy:**

- [Ryan Bourne](https://www.cato.org/people/ryan-bourne), R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics
- [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven), Policy Analyst on Federal and State Economic and Fiscal Policy Issues
- [Adam Michel](https://www.cato.org/people/adam-n-michel), Director of Tax Policy Studies

**Monetary Policy:**

- [Norbert Michel](https://www.cato.org/people/norbert-michel), Vice President and Director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives
- [Nick Anthony](https://www.cato.org/people/nicholas-anthony), Policy Analyst with the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

**Technology:**

- [Jennifer Huddleston](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston), Senior Fellow in Technology Policy
- [David Inserra](https://www.cato.org/people/david-inserra), Fellow for Free Expression and Technology

**Healthcare:**

- [Michael Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon), Director of Health Policy Studies
- [Jeffrey Singer](https://www.cato.org/people/jeffrey-singer), Senior Fellow in Health Policy Studies

**Global Liberty & Prosperity:**

- [Ian Vásquez](https://www.cato.org/people/ian-vasquez), Vice President for International Studies, Director of the Center for Global Liberty & Prosperity, David Boaz Chair
- [Mustafa Akyol](https://www.cato.org/people/mustafa-akyol), Senior Fellow with the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
- [Johan Norberg](https://www.cato.org/people/johan-norberg), Senior Fellow

**Constitutional law:**

- [Thomas Berry](https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-berry), Director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies
- [Clark Neily](https://www.cato.org/people/clark-neily), Senior Vice President for Legal Studies
- [Walter Olson](https://www.cato.org/people/walter-olson), Senior Fellow with the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies

**Welfare & Entitlement Programs:**

- [Romina Boccia,](https://www.cato.org/people/romina-boccia) Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy
- [Dominik Lett](https://www.cato.org/people/dominik-lett), Policy Analyst, Budget & Entitlement Policy

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