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Defining and Dispelling Myths About Pre-Existing Conditions
Listen to our discussion on pre-existing conditions. What are they? Why are they such buzz words? And why is it a good thing to repeal this part of the ACA? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Drama at Kavanaugh Hearings Meant to Distract from His Great Record
Why is Brett Kavanaugh the best choice for Supreme Court? Listen to our review of dramatic the hearings last week and take a level-headed look at Kavanaugh's opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lawsuits Against Pharmaceutical Companies Does Nothing to Help Opioid Crisis
Government shouldn't be profiting through the legal system. Opioid lawsuits are using the opioid crisis to give the government a pay out. Read Jennifer Braceras's legal brief here: http://iwf.org/publications/2807216/Legal-Brief:-Nuisance-Lawsuits-Won't-Solve-Opioid-CrisisInterested in hearing more? IWF is hosting Jessica Hulsey Nickel and Charmaine Yoest to discuss the opioid crisis. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-opioid-crisis-what-you-need-to-know-to-prevent-abuse-tickets-49341766552 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Was Your Four Year Degree Worth It?
Listen to Inez Stepman discuss the future of higher education. Getting a four year degree has become a huge economic burden, which has sparked a debate about the cost of college. Want to learn more? Sign up for our event on this topic: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-college-degree-is-it-worth-what-you-paid-for-it-tickets-48813843520 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Healthcare Plans Give More Choice to Consumers
Short term health insurance plans are new innovative coverage options that gives consumers more flexibility.Read more here: http://iwf.org/blog/2807198/Why-Short-Term,-Catastrophic-Health-Insurance-Policies-Are-Anything-But-%22Junk%22 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feeding a newborn baby is more complicated than the political debate makes it out to be
Dr. Jamie Wells, a visiting fellow at IWF, discusses issues with breastfeeding. Following international debate, breastfeeding has become an ideological battle. Read more here: http://iwf.org/blog/2807103/When-It-Comes-To-Infant-Nutrition,-Nuances-Matter.-Not-Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Marco Rubio's New Social Security Paid Leave Bill Will Work for Women
Listen to our discussion on Marco Rubio's new bill: Economic Security for New Parents Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Affordable Daycare Options Stifled by Regulations
Co-op preschools offer affordable daycare for families by allowing parents to volunteer at their child's school. Virginia officials want to increase the training required for parents to volunteer to one hour of training per one hour in the classroom. This is an unnecessary and impossible regulation that could lead to co-op preschools closing their doors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a GREAT choice for Supreme Court
IWF Legal Fellow, Erin Hawley, shares her reaction to Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He respects the constitution, believes judges should be independent, and is an originalist. Kavanaugh is a strong believer that judges should interpret the law, and not make it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reforms needed for children's television
Technology has expanded the amount of educational programming our children can consume, but regulations are still stuck in the 1990's. Mike O'Rielly, Commissioner at the FCC wants to modernize how they regulate "KidVids". Listen and find out why children's shows need to respond to the market, just like any other economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How will the new SCOTUS decision affect your online shopping?
SCOTUS recently ruled that a business must have a physical presence in a state, in order for a state to tax that business. Bureaucrats from different parts of the country can now tax your online transactions--this is the ultimate form of taxation without representation. Listen to Mattie Duppler explain how this will change the cost of your online shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What does the end of net neutrality really mean?
Today the Obama-era regulations on the internet have ended. Net neutrality was a power grab by the previous administration that ended up giving too much regulatory power to the FCC. With the new rules, the internet is free and open again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Groundbreaking Supreme Court Case Rules In Favor of Colorado Baker
Legal Fellow, Erin Hawley, discusses the recent SCOTUS decision about cake bakers in Colorado. We discuss the background of this case, examine the details of the testimony, and talk about what this means for the future of small business owners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Forgotten Children of the Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Jamie Wells discusses the forgotten children of the opioid epidemic. Prescription opioids and the cycle of addiction affects children in very damaging ways--which are often left out of the conversation. Solutions should be family-centric, thoughtful, and comprehensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dispelling explosive myths about Juul
Julie Gunlock and Michelle Minton dispel myths about e-cigarettes. They discuss how much safer products like Juul are, and how regulations are hurting people looking to quit smoking. There is a lot of biased reporting online, listen to this podcast to get the full report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Questioning the Status Quo: Black voters don't owe their vote to either party
We discuss Kanye's "independent thought" comments with Antonia Okafor. Identity politics has damaged free thinking and individuality in the black community. What happens when people research policies, political parties, and their own values without allegiance to either political party? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why a New Iowa Healthcare Law Matters to You
Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa took advantage of a healthcare loop hole by creating "Health Benefit Plans". In partnership with the Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowans now have more consumer freedom in the healthcare market. These new options allow people to get the coverage they need, and ditch the extra, mandated, coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Syria Must Understand the Consequences of Their Actions
Our distinguished Foreign Policy Senior Fellow, Claudia Rosett, explains why the US launched air strikes against Syria. Learn about the background leading up to the strikes, the chemical attack, and the dangers of the Assad regime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Can Make All the Difference
Military families already face many challenges, affording education should not be one of them. Listen to Representative Jim Banks explain his legislation to create education savings accounts geared toward creating school choice for military families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Understanding trade offs can help reduce regulation on Earth Day
Listen to our Senior Policy Fellow, Amy Cooke, describe how Earth Day has turned into an anti-innovation movement. Earth Day activists fight against industrialization despite cleaner technology, and opt for more government regulations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How can your student succeed in the Education Marketplace?
President of IWF, Carrie Lukas, expands on her article in the National Review about the health of the education marketplace. Listen to our discussion on the value of college, and what students can do to leverage their comparative advantage.http://iwf.org/news/2805980/Welcoming-a-Real-Education-Marketplace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amazon is Actually Saving the Post Office, but it Needs Bigger Reforms
IWF President, Carrie Lukas, discusses the beginning of the Post Office vs. Amazon debate. Trump has recently weighed in on this topic again, causing economic shake ups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Former Human Rights Champion Deserves to Have Her Honors Stripped
Listen to our senior policy fellow, Elisha Maldanado, discuss why we should strip Aund San Suu Kyi of her congressional medal due to her inaction in Myanmar during the governments "cleansing". Read more about it here:http://iwf.org/blog/2806113/Yes,-Take-Away-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi%E2%80%99s-Congressional-Medal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Amendment Provides Protection Against the Discrimination of Pregnant Women
In the next couple of week's you'll hear a lot about women in the workplace. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act, passed forty years ago, rightly bars discriminatory treatment against women who become pregnant. However, because of the law's confusing and ambiguous language, it is not clear how employers can comply with the law or what the accommodation requirements are. There is an effort by Congress to clarify the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and protect pregnant workers from discrimination and ensure that pregnant women receive fair treatment in the workplace, all without creating new laws or limiting women's economic opportunities. Hear more about it in this podcast with Congressman Walberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tariffs: A New Bargaining Chip for Better Trade Deals?
As economic policy, tariffs come with risks, but as a negotiating strategy, they come with benefits. Read more here: http://iwf.org/blog/2806166/Tariffs:-A-New-Bargaining-Chip-for-Better-Trade-Deals-- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The REAL Issues that Need Fixing Following the March For Our Lives
During an emotional time, what does it mean when protesters say "Just do something"? Listen to Julie Gunlock sort through some myths about guns, gun rights, and gun-free zones following her oped in The Hill:http://iwf.org/news/2805940/It%E2%80%99s-time-for-Sheriff-Scott-Israel-to-be-put-in-a-time-out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
School Walkouts Had Hidden Agenda
Listen to Julie Gunlock explain her article in The Federalist and cover topics like the hidden agenda of the walk out organizers, the lack of knowledge parents were given, and how young students do not understand the entirety of what they are protesting.http://iwf.org/news/2806038/Parents-Are-Being-Fed-Misinformation-About-The-National-Gun-Control-Walkout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scheduled Meeting with North Korea is Bad News
Listen to our discussion on the dangers of North Korea and why a meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un will not produce desired results Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What You Don't Know About Immigrants: A real immigrant's story
IWF's Patrice Onwuka shares her own immigrant story and dispels myths about Caribbean and African Immigrants following her article in The Washington Post.Read the article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/14/an-immigrants-request-keep-these-things-in-mind-when-debating-immigration-reform/?utm_term=.15a6300584ce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Forced Union Dues Are Unconstitutional
Join us on our discussion of the upcoming Supreme Court Case: Janice vs. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great Power in the Hands of Few: The recently repealed IPAB
What is the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), how much do they control, and why is it the worst part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trump's Optimistic SOTU Inspires Hope for Everyday Americans
In our review President Trump's recent State of the Union speech, we highlight the top take aways moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are Conservative Women Treated Differently than Women on the Left?
A comparison of how women on the left are treated compared to women on the right. Often times women on the right have been negatively objectified, while women in previous administrations have been glorified. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An Approach to Parental Leave Everyone Can Get Behind
Kristin Shapiro explains the new IWF Policy Focus on the Budget-Neutral Paid Parental Leave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How families can save money on education with 529s
An explanation of a 529 plan, and how it can save you money saving for your child's education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How We Can Achieve Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision?
Sisters Diamond and Silk, YouTube stars, join Independent Women's Forum to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday and reflect on how we can achieve his vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In an age of #MeToo, why the Second Amendment matters
IWF's Julie Gunlock and visiting fellow and BreachBangClear.com editor-at-large Jenn Jacques discuss the importance of Second Amendment rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Opioid Epidemic: A discussion with Lt Gov. of Ohio, Mary Taylor
The Opioid Epidemic: A discussion with Lt Gov. of Ohio, Mary Taylor by Independent Women's Forum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to offer more families paid leave with Senator Deb Fischer
Fischer’s paid leave plan aims to encourage companies to offer two weeks of paid leave to employees in exchange for a tax credit of 25 percent an employee’s leave-time earnings. It’s the leading conservative proposal for national paid leave, and the most popular according to a Pew survey earlier this year that found 87 percent somewhat or strongly favor “providing tax credits to any employer that provides paid leave.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Report Shows Support for Democratic Party Declining Among Black Women
According to a new report, black women are leaving the Democratic Party, cracking the base. The 3rd annual Power of the Sister Vote conducted by Essence and The Black Women’s Roundtable found an 11-percent drop in black female voters (from 85 to 74 percent over one year), who believe the Democratic party best represents their interests. Additionally, more than one in five black women don’t think either party best represents them — an eight-point increase from last year.This is not the first signal of trouble from a constituency that has been the party’s most loyal voters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is this really fair? Congress & their staff receive special exemptions from Affordable Care Act
Why should Americans suffer when Congress doesn't? Congress is essentially unaffected by the high costs of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges because of a special exemption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Child Tax Credit: A policy idea that should have broad, bipartisan support.
Ivanka Trump got it exactly right when she called for giving parents more tax relief. For too long, Washington has been focused on creating new government programs to take over parenting tasks or provide specific services to select groups of parents. But that approach fails to recognize that families have very different needs.An increase in the child tax credit will help all parents by letting them keep more of their earnings to spend as they know is best for their families. This should be a policy idea that has broad, bipartisan support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How parents can manage their own Halloween jitters
From candy to costumes and other "freighting" things, Parents - not kids - are now the ones scared on Halloween! Halloween has become demonized but don't be alarmed!! Julie Gunlock, director of IWF's Culture of Alarmism project, brings some common sense advice for mom and dad this holiday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why sexual assault statistics on college campuses are misleading
IWF's Patrice Lee Onwuka is joined by columnist Jennifer Braceras to break down the statistics of sexual assault on campus. Is there a lot of misinformation communicated to students about sexual assault on campus? They'll discuss how the statistics are grossly misleading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How the government helped create the opioid crisis
IWF's Hadley Heath Manning sits down with Dr. Randy Tobler, a board-certified and practicing OBGYN and CEO of Scotland County Hospital. Dr. Tobler is also host of the Randy Tobler Show, which airs out of St. Louis Talk 97.1 on Saturday mornings. Hadley and Dr. Tobler discuss the opioid crisis--what it is, why it's an issue, and what can be done to fix it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sheryl Sandberg says men are still running the world--is it true?
"The truth is, men still run the world and I'm not sure it's going that well," said Sheryl Sandberg at the Advancing Women's Leadership Forum at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Is this true? IWF's Carrie Lukas and Charlotte Hays discuss her comments and the myth that women are still lagging behind men in the workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How would tax reform affect women and families?
IWF's Heather Madden and Hadley Heath Manning sit down to discuss tax reform in this latest podcast. How would tax reform affect women and families? How would simplifying the tax process affect individuals and businesses? Heather and Hadley address these questions and more. Tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How can women navigate football season?
IWF's Vice President of Communications Victoria Coley interviews LaTasha Miles on her book When Football Season Turns You Into His Side Chick. Victoria and LaTasha discuss how football season tends to take precedence in the lives of men come fall. How can women navigate this season? They answer this question and more in this latest Working for Women podcast. You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Football-Season-Turns-Chick/dp/0692280650 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What is "flexible scheduling" and why is it helpful for women?
IWF's president Carrie Lukas and IWF's director of cultural programs Charlotte Hays discuss IWF's latest policy focus on Flexible Scheduling in the latest podcast. What is flexible scheduling? How is it helpful for women and families? Listen now and read more here: http://iwf.org/publications/2804574/Policy-Focus:-Flexible-Scheduling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Male fertility is not in crisis because of plastic
Look out, boys! It appears your sperm is taking a hike (or should we say a swim?). So says a hot, new, headline-grabbing study that claims men in Western countries have a lower sperm count than their counterparts in South America, Asia, and Africa. IWF's Culture of Alarmism project director Julie Gunlock and senior policy analyst Patrice Onwuka discuss the truth behind the headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.