Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds

The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful, secretive, and unaccountable institutions in U.S. history. Its insulation from oversight, combined with its massive coffers and strong statutory authorities, makes it a uniquely troubling institution.  To give you...

Few Venezuelans, or Americans for that matter, will or should mourn the removal of Nicholas Maduro from power. For socialism to achieve its goals, ultimately and always, requires state sponsored violence. Despite what American Democrat Socialists say, there really is...

Secret NIH communications underscore the need for more independent oversight of risky scientific research. Secret communications are the sine qua non of spycraft, and surprisingly, they were also quite in vogue at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not too...

The Federal Reserve (the "Fed") is a behemoth agency with the ability to manipulate and control the entire American economy. Our jobs, our finances, our savings and, ultimately, our livelihoods — all of them are subject to the decisions made at the Fed....

A freelance journalist reported on billions of dollars stolen from welfare programs in Minnesota. Congress did not uncover this scandal; a member of the public did. How did Congress respond? Did they open their own investigation, or claw back money from Minnesota? No,...

No provision in the Constitution allows the president to unilaterally bomb another nation's capital and remove its leader I take a back seat to no one in my disdain and loathing of state-sponsored socialism. In fact, I wrote a book, The Case Against Socialism,...

Advocates for government surveillance often argue that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.   I’m sure Jack Smith, the special counsel President Joe Biden appointed to do whatever it takes to bring down Donald Trump, took solace in that...

Youtube and its parent company Google deserves to be sued. For the past three weeks YouTube has been hosting a video that is a calculated lie, falsely accusing me of taking money from Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. It refused to remove the video. It is, of course, a...

Lady Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British House of Commons. In 1933, she was at a cocktail party when someone asked, “Do you know where Hitler was born?” Without missing a beat, she replied, “At Versailles.” Her point was that harsh reparations...

Kennedy is confronting 'corrupt' health agencies to Make America Healthy Again MAHA initiative takes on Big Pharma, food additives and vaccine schedules with Trump administration backing As seen on Fox News Recently, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...

Tariffs will make America poorer Trade is not only good; it is indispensable As seen in The Spectator Is life worse today than it was 50 years ago? According to a Pew Research survey, 58 percent of respondents believe it is. Perhaps watching the doom and gloom of the...

If Lindsey Graham's bill were to pass, it would cause an economic calamity on a scale never before seen in our country As seen in Responsible Statecraft While tariffs make wars more likely, embargoes make wars difficult to avoid. Senator Lindsey Graham’s...

"Taxation without representation is tyranny.” The Massachusetts legislator James Otis is credited with popularizing the rallying cry of patriots in the days, weeks, and years leading up to the American Revolution. Our Founding Fathers believed so strongly in the...

If you think eggs are expensive, just wait until the new tariffs hit cars. Goldman Sachs estimates tariffs on imported vehicles could raise prices by $5,000 to $15,000. That’s because tariffs are taxes on foreign imports that are paid by American consumers....

One of my most important jobs as a U.S. Senator is assisting Kentuckians in their times of need, especially in the wake of a natural disaster. Over the past few years, Kentucky has unfortunately endured several of those, including deadly tornados and flash...

Congratulations to Elon Musk and DOGE for stopping the insane left-wing advocacy spread throughout foreign aid. Americans are rightfully appalled when they discover that their government has been spending $2 million on sex changes in...

Washington Examiner Op-Ed: Why I Will Vote Against the Republican Budget The Republican budget voted out of committee this week purports to spend $4.6 trillion in fiscal 2025, which ends Sept. 30. If accurate, the budget passed by Senate Republicans would appear to be...

American Conservative Op-Ed: The U.S. Misadventure in Niger Is a Wake-Up Call Congress owes it to the country to retake its war powers from the executive. Recently, after over two decades of an unnecessary U.S. military presence in Niger, the U.S. finally withdrew...

National Review Op-Ed: Tulsi Gabbard: The Bold Choice to Fix a Broken Intelligence Community Her appointment would send an unmistakable message: The days of the intelligence community operating as an unaccountable black box are over. Washington’s swamp thrives on...