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Media Highlights TV • August 11, 2026 

# Emily Ekins discusses the primary purpose of government on a *Show-Me Institute* YouTube Short 

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[![Emily Ekins](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-01/Emily%20Ekins.jpg?itok=O6P9UmCC)](/people/emily-ekins) 

##### [Emily Ekins](/people/emily-ekins)

Vice President for Policy and Society, Cato Institute

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