It Takes 300 Hours to Become a Shampooer in Tennessee

May 3, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where politicians dispute the status of the fight against the Islamic State. To get a better sense, Nolan Peterson visits a secret U.K.-U.S. drone operation attacking ISIS. Melissa Quinn examines hair-raising requirements to work as a shampooer. A state treasurer tells Genevieve Wood why liberals loathe transparency. Plus: Sen. Mike Lee on unaccountability's tainting of our government, Mike Gonzalez on ESPN's expunging of the Bloody Sock game, and Jarrett Stepman on how capitalism saved the buffalo.
News It Takes 300 Hours to Become a Shampooer in Tennessee "Something as simple as shampooing, they [Tennessee] make it so hard for a woman like me to make money for a better life," says Tammy Nutall-Pritchard, a mom of three. Read More
Commentary Restoring Congressional Accountability Through Appropriations Process As hardworking men and women across the country continue to protest dysfunctional and costly regulations, the response from their elected lawmakers remains the same: blame is shifted, fingers are pointed, and scapegoats are brought forth to defend those who are charged with making the laws. Read More
Commentary ESPN Erases Curt Schilling From Baseball History In the bad old days of the Soviet Union, Stalin, Brezhnev and the rest would literally airbrush out of photographs those who fell out of favor. Read More
News 'Deep Targets': On the Ground With British, US Drone Forces Targeting ISIS The British Reapers (the U.S. also operates Reapers) can stay aloft for more than 13 hours. Their bread-and-butter mission, which RAF pilots say is critical to the overall war effort, is to covertly surveil ISIS targets to develop "pattern of life" information. Read More
Commentary Sorry, Environmentalists: Buffalo Were Saved From Extinction by Capitalism A study showed that the number of bison swelled in the 20th century mostly because they were "preserved not for their iconic significance in the interest of biological diversity but simply raised to be slaughtered for their meat." Read More
News The Left's Push to Get Rid of Government Spending Transparency North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt explains why no matter where you live, citizens should be aware of a growing movement among liberal lawmakers to make it harder for you to see how your state government is spending your money. Watch the Video
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