Archive - Heath's Substack

The World We're About to Enter

What John F. Kennedy teaches us about the speed of history, the race to shape it, and the consequences of standing still.

Dec 30, 2025 • Heath Mayo

What the Founders Understood About Human Nature

A free society survives not by wishing people were better - but by building institutions wise enough to assume they are not.

Dec 17, 2025 • Heath Mayo

The Imaginary Price of American Healthcare

Imaginary prices, real consequences — and the technology that could rewrite the rules of healthcare.

Dec 10, 2025 • Heath Mayo

Principled Power: America's ROI in Ukraine

Standing firm on sovereignty and collective security has yielded extraordinary returns for U.S. interests. The Trump Administration is threatening to…

Dec 5, 2025 • Heath Mayo

February 2025

Principles First Summit 2025: A Needed Course Correction

Why the country needs the Principles First Summit more than ever.

Feb 15, 2025 • Heath Mayo

March 2023

In Defense of the Can-Do America

The transcript of my opening remarks at the 2023 Principles First Summit.

Mar 6, 2023 • Heath Mayo

February 2023

Stop the Circus: Close the Curtain on CPAC

Why we need the Principles First Summit

Feb 26, 2023 • Heath Mayo

June 2021

Putin and his thugs are laughing at us

Trump's latest statement is utterly appalling and Americans of every stripe should disown him for it

Jun 11, 2021 • Heath Mayo

May 2021

Free enterprise needs a champion

The GOP no longer wants to advocate for American enterprise - but something should.

May 13, 2021 • Heath Mayo

November 2019

For the sixth straight month, the people of Hong Kong are fighting for their liberty and their lives against a tyrannical government in…

Nov 26, 2019 • Heath Mayo

August 2019

Where have all the conservatives gone?

Over the past three months, I’ve traveled the country on my own dime to meet with others like me who can no longer stomach the hypocrisy…

Aug 26, 2019 • Heath Mayo

April 2019

What happened to fiscal conservatives?

The dirty not-much-of-a-secret in Washington isn’t even debatable anymore: Republicans don’t actually care about debt and deficits. Since…

Apr 10, 2019 • Heath Mayo