His stances for limited government and individual freedom make him the left's lightning rod and the tea party's intellectual godfather. And he is only halfway through the 40 years he may sit on the high court.

Tom Miller's contributions to the ROA's DEF on the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court hearings.

Tom Miller's contributions to the ROA's DEF on the Affordable Care Act Supreme Court hearings.

In one of the most interesting discussions at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito asked what the fallback position would be for the rest of the Affordable Care Act if the mandate were declared unconstitutional. He then referred to the amicus brief filed by AEI experts, which contends Title I of the law has to go.

As the Supreme Court considers President Obama's health care law, these pieces are 'must read' works on the case and the future of American health care.

The liberal critics of Republicans want the GOP to behave itself and go back to the good old days best described by Eugene McCarthy’s quip that the chief purpose of moderate Republicans is to shoot the wounded after the battle is over. No thanks.

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States has been selected to receive the American Enterprise Institute’s Francis Boyer Award for 2001.

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States has been selected to receive the American Enterprise Institute's Francis Boyer Award for 2001.