The dirty little secret of American healthcare is that the mandate wouldn’t save taxpayers a dime. Why? Because the tax subsidies for people with health insurance are bigger than the unpaid medical bills left behind by the uninsured.

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.

This was a debate full of surprises, at least for me. The first: CNN’s John King showed some forebearance in not leading off with a question to Rick Santorum on his statements on contraception and other cultural issues.

Do you believe that the 9/11 attacks put the United States in a state of war with Al Qaeda and its allies?

It's going to be hard to paint Judge Samuel Alito, President George W. Bush's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, as an extremist.

President Bush has taken the next step in the road map toward peace. Not with Israelis and Palestinians, but with the Senate.

Sam Alito is no John Roberts.What is the difference? Roberts respects Congress and its constitutional primacy; Alito shows serious signs that he does not.

Few actions in Judge Samuel Alito"s career have attracted as much attention in recent days as his dissenting vote to uphold a Pennsylvania law that required spousal notification before an abortion.