A Long Strange Trip

He's a longtime correspondent on health and science policy for The New York Times. In his new book, Protecting America's Health: the FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation, he chronicles the history of the Food and Drug Administration from its start during the administration of Teddy Roosevelt.

That's NPR's Fresh Air on Philip Hilts, whose new book was published in March. In his interview Hilts touched on a number of interesting historical developments we may not think much about today, such as the shift to the present prescription drug system. Hilts also has chronicled tobacco's legal battles: Smoke Screen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco-Industry Cover-Up.

101 Ways To Rile A Rattlesnake

Ren at trubble highlights another jurisprudential treat brought to you by none other than Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski. [via Boing Boing] Howard Bashman has more on this Second Amendment case, as does Eugene Volokh in several May 6 posts.

Speak Then

Two more notable additions to the ClickZ Weblog Business Strategies conference: Halley Suitt and Beth Goza.

It's A Mythstery

Jonathan Pink entertainingly explodes 11 common copyright myths in a piece from this month's California Lawyer, "Copyright Myths Debunked:"

Myth 5:

Copying just a little bit does not constitute copyright infringement.

a. Maybe.

b. Maybe.

c. Maybe.

Funny, lucid and good for an hour of California MCLE credit.

Blawgroll Newcomers

Please join me in welcoming these latest miscreants to the B&B blawgroll:

• Kos of the Daily Kos offers fine political commentary in addition to being an expectant dad. [via Rick Klau]


• Joseph Gusmano is a third year associate at Weinstock, Friedman & Friedman, who also maintains separate blogs devoted to patent and trademark issues.


• Russ Wheeler is blogging Tenth Circuit criminal cases at Direct Appeal. [via Blawg.org]


• Can't say I get the title, but there's some good tainted legal love going on over at 306Taint.us.


• Dishings dishes up commentary on television business and legal affairs.


• The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Austin, TX branch has its own blog.