Cato Institute

Who Should Be Allowed To Adopt Native American Children?

Native American children have been removed from their families and communities for generations. Which is why in 1978 Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (or ICWA), a law which sets standards for the placement of Native children in foster or adoptive homes. But now, some non-Native families are challenging the constitutionality of ICWA, posing a grave threat to Native American families and communities across the country.
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The Mercers, Trump’s Billionaire Megadonors, Ramp Up Climate Change Denial Funding

The New York financiers’ donations to climate misinformation think tanks are finally attracting the scrutiny long reserved for the Koch brothers and Exxon Mobil.
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That GOP 'Middle Class' Tax Cut Might Be A Big Fat Trojan Horse For The Rich

The middle class and the poor are already paying less in federal taxes than they have in decades.
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Nukes For New Years?

Trump's nuclear weapons position is incoherent. But the furor is largely misdirected.
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