Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds

President Trump did the wise thing by moving 50 soldiers out of the way of tens of thousands of invading Turks. There can be no doubt that the situation in Northern Syria involving Turkey, the Kurds, and Syria is messy, complicated, and potentially costly. The only...

Isn't all foreign aid supposed to be quid pro quo? We give you this aid - on the expectation that you will not steal any of it for personal use, that you will spend it as we instruct, and on the understanding that if you don't spend the money as we command, you won't...

President Donald Trump campaigned on a very specific foreign policy. "America First" has its roots in the less-interventionist policies of our Founding Fathers. Then-candidate Trump said often that the Iraq War was a mistake, and that we were in too many places for...

The Middle East is a hot cauldron continually threatening to boil over.It is a mistake to funnel arms into centuries-old conflicts.There is no great certainty that the arms we send into the Middle East will not one day be used against our soldiers. In fact, there is a...

It looks like it's finally time to say goodbye to President Obama's power plant rule - and hello to energy independence.I am thrilled to join Kentuckians this week in celebrating our latest victory in our ongoing fight to end the War on Coal, with the Trump...

When I ran to be your senator, I promised to stand apart in Washington.I gave Kentucky my word to fight back against endless spending and debt, and it's a commitment I have proudly kept since my first day in office. It's meant confronting long odds and not winning the...

Saudi Arabia disregards basic human rights, slaughters innocents in Yemen, horrifically murders dissidents, puts millions on the edge of starvation and supports and strengthens our enemies.One would think it would be an easy choice to not sell our weapons to such a...

Some say that it is irresponsible NOT to raise the debt ceiling. Well, true fiscal conservatives say it's irresponsible to raise the debt ceiling without any reform of our profligate spending. To allow the debt limit to go up an infinite amount, as much as Congress...

"I believe in my religion and in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of mankind."These are words that many Christians have said, or something similar. Even if you haven't said them, you most certainly believe in your neighbor's right to say them. But for...

The brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has opened a window into the world of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reminded us that there are many places in the world where disagreeing with your government is a death sentence.I break with the...