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Occupational Licensing

Arizona Is Close to Abolishing an Absurd Licensing Law Requiring 1,000 Hours of Training to Blow-Dry Hair

Another victory for licensing reform in the Grand Canyon State.

Eric Boehm | 4.10.2019 11:35 AM

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Cosmology

Tennessee's Haircut Cops Bust Barbers Who Lack High School Diplomas

Elias Zarate found out the hard way that it's illegal to cut hair in Tennessee, and some other states, without having graduated from high school.

Eric Boehm | 1.19.2018 9:15 AM

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North Carolina

North Carolina's Ridiculous Cosmetology Rules Prevent Makeup Artist From Opening Her Own School

She can't teach makeup artistry unless she teaches a whole bunch of unrelated classes too.

Eric Boehm | 8.23.2017 2:02 PM

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Science

Big Bang Denialism?*

Climate change, evolution, vaccines, genetically modified crops, and now the origin of the universe!

Ronald Bailey | 2.27.2015 11:03 AM

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