Fantastic piece by Jerusalem Demsas: "Occupational licensing springs from a permission-slip mentality that has infected American political institutions of all sorts. Permission slips to braid hair, permission slips to build affordable housing, permission slips to put solar panels on your roof … a country full of adults raising our hands waiting for someone to let us use the bathroom!"
Permission-Slip Culture Is Hurting America
Why should anyone need a license to braid hair?
theatlantic.com