This is a special mid-week IFAction roundup of news and op-ed articles articulating and assessing issues relevant to intellectual freedom in President Obama’s final State of the Union address last evening.

Obama just lumped the Internet in with trains, bridges and Keystone XL. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

Obama promises to promote net neutrality, broadband

Obama leaves out patent reform

The first tech moment of the State of the Union happened before Obama started speaking

Obama: I haven’t forgotten NSA reform