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Good podcast on this topic: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/06/22/155596305/episode-381-why-its-illegal-to-braid-hair-without-a-license https://www.npr
by kqr2 9y ago
Good podcast on this topic:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/06/22/155596305/episode-381-why-its-illegal-to-braid-hair-without-a-license https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/06/22/155596305/epis...
"Why it's illegal to braid hair without a license in Utah. And why that rule — and hundreds of others like it in states all around the country — are a disaster for the U.S. economy."
- bitwize 9y agoI never expected NPR to be taking the John Stossel line, but I guess this is where we are.
- wutbrodo 9y agoYea, turns out if your "line" is an attempt at intellectual honesty, you end up agreeing with all kinds of people. I highly recommend you try it.
- rhizome 9y agoI can't find a reference anywhere, probably due to not remembering the exact title, but in the 70s-80s there was a series of books about goofy laws with titles like "You Can't Feed an Elephant Peanuts on a Sunday in Kansas" that I used to get from the library.
- wutbrodo 9y agoThat seems pretty different, since those collections of wacky laws are almost universally unenforced. The hair braiding example is an actual policy discussion, not just a historical quirk.