New on YouTube: the Ballad of FDA v. Brown & Williamson, my account of the famous case (FDA v. Brown & Williamson, 529 U.S. 120 (2000)) where the Supreme Court held that the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not grant the FDA jurisdiction over nicotine and cigarettes. My song goes on to explain how, once Congress and the Presidency were controlled by Democrats in 2009, Congress overturned the Supreme Court’s ruling and granted the FDA that jurisdiction.
The tune is from the song “A Boat Like Gideon Brown” by Newfoundland songwriter Frank Dwyer, which you can (and should) hear in this rendition by the Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea. The arrangement and accompaniment in my video is by my former student, musician extraordinaire Josh Pender. The lyrics are in the notes to the video.
Finally, see also You Don’t Need a Canon (to Interpret My Heart)—my own composition—about statutory interpretation, the interpretive canons, and the Chevron doctrine. (Also arranged and accompanied by Josh Pender; lyrics in the notes to the video.)
The music video version is here (video by Zach Needell & Matthew Kyle Brown).
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