She Thinks

Today’s parents worry constantly about the kids: What are they doing, seeing, saying, eating? Is that shampoo safe? Are they watching too much television? Thanks to antivaccine campaigners, add measles to the list.

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Vacuums, washing machines, and refrigerators completely changed life for women in the 20th century. The new horizon of labor-saving devices will not only saves us time, but provide important data with which to make informed decisions about our health, homes, work, and families. Known as the "internet of things" or IoT, women are wearing, carrying, and using connected devices that capture and transmit data to user devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets.Elizabeth Rojas Levi, Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations for Nokia Corporation, and Patrice Lee Onwuka, Senior Policy Analyst for IWF, discuss the ways women are incorporating IoT into their daily lives and what the next wave of devices will offer. They also tackle the government's role in regulating the development of new technologies.

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IWF's policy director Hadley Heath Manning interviews IWF legal fellow Erin Hawley on our latest legal brief titled Rethinking Administrative Deference. Find the brief here: http://iwf.org/publications/2804259/Legal-Brief:-Rethinking-Administrative-Deference

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IWF's Julie Gunlock, Carrie Lukas, and Amber Schwartz discuss the "lost art of boredom" with kids and summer vacation. The three moms discuss the increased pressure to keep kids constantly entertained and compare their own childhood to modern day childhood. Tune in!

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IWF's Carrie Lukas sits down with Jillian Melchior to discuss the Trump administration rolling back EPA regulations, specifically Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The Trump administration is seeking to help small property owners, ranchers and farmers avoid turmoil by rescinding the Waters of the United States rule, an Obama-era regulation that gave the federal government unprecedented authority over small bodies of water on private land. They discuss how this regulation hurts Americans and doesn't keep water clean.

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IWF's Patrice Onwuka and Carrie Lukas sit down to discuss a hot topic in our modern political climate: paid leave. Two conservative think thanks, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Brooking's Institute recently released a solution to paid leave. A topic near to IWF's heart, we believe their plan goes in the wrong direction. Patrice and Carrie explain why in this podcast.

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IWF's Julie Gunlock is joined by IWF senior fellow and political editor at Heat Street Jillian Melchior to explain why exiting the Paris Climate Accord was absolutely necessary and the right thing to do.

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Jillian Melchior interviews Naomi Schaefer Riley on how existing progressive policies have hurt Native Americans, and on which reforms and acts of deregulation could improve their lives.

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Julie Gunlock sits down with Paul Blair of Americans for Tax Reform to discuss how proposed vaping regulations would harm Americans trying to quit the smoking habit.

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IWF policy director Hadley Heath Manning interviews Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chair of the House Republican Conference on the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. Hadley and the Congresswoman discuss the legislation that the U.S. House passed recently, the American Health Care Act, and specifically, they discuss how the plan would affect people with pre-existing health conditions.

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