Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds
Tariffs will make America poorer
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...
Imposing 500% tariffs on nations that trade with Russia will backfire
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...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Go
The law finally demands that the CFPB, after over a decade in existence as an exception to the Constitution, be defunded. As seen in: https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/05/the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-must-go/ From the earliest days of our republic,...
Congress Must Assert Itself on Tariffs
"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...
Fox News Op-ed: Terminate the Trump tariffs before it’s too late
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....
Paducah Sun Op-ed: U.S. Senator Rand Paul on disaster assistance bill
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...
Washington Examiner Op-ed: How Trump can cut waste and solve Congress’s spending problem
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
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
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
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...