Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds

For quite a while now, I've publicly praised the benefits of intravenous monoclonal antibodies and urged Kentuckians and Americans to be aware of this remarkable and effective treatment.Monoclonal antibodies are one of the most promising treatments for the virus once...

The Enquirer joins a long list of uninformed media, inaccurately reporting both what I said and the facts about therapeutics during our battle with COVID-19. Let's start with a few things I've said over and over again but bear repeating because if I don't, the media...

As a physician, I think it's incredibly important for patients to have access to as much life-saving information as possible, especially as we still continue to see COVID-19 cases across the country.In a commonsense move last week, Florida's surgeon general announced...

It's long past time for us to say no more to the science deniers.It's time for us to stand up to Washington bureaucrats who think you're not smart enough to make your own decisions. It's time for us to stand up to people who write columns ignoring 100 years of...

During my time in the Senate, I have seen our national debt grow to over $28 trillion, while the U.S. has continued to increase foreign aid by 70 percent over the last decade.It has always been my imperative to put America's interests first. This means focusing on...

Resist. They can't arrest us all. They can't keep all your kids home from school. They can't keep every government building closed - although I've got a long list of ones they should.We don't have to accept the mandates, lockdowns, and harmful policies of the petty...

I have long been a champion on the issue of prioritizing Kentucky's critical infrastructure projects. Year after year, I've introduced legislation that would redirect one percent of non-infrastructure spending to domestic projects, and ensure more of Kentuckians' hard...

While the Federal Reserve made news last week by raising its expectations on rapidly increasing inflation and moving up its timeframe on interest rate hikes, it was hardly breaking news to Kentuckians across our Commonwealth. They've felt the effects of rising costs...

It is easier to start a war than end one. That argument alone should deter us from war and yet . . .time and time again man's bellicosity combined often with imbecility entices us to war.The Iraq war was no exception. Sold as a response to 9/11 with propaganda so...

Throughout this pandemic I've led the effort to hold government accountable.I've called out the science deniers on the issue of masks and immunity, pushed back against draconian lockdowns that have no scientifically proven benefit and, most recently, asked some very...

I don't often agree with President Biden, but when it comes to the issue of the war in Afghanistan, I do agree it's time to bring our troops home.This year, we mark 20 years of combat in Afghanistan. We remember and honor the brave U.S. service members who made the...

The Senate will soon consider a package of bills intended to counter the growing influence and capabilities of China. One of these bills, in yet another wasteful spending package, is known as the Endless Frontiers Act.The sponsors of the legislation claim they are...

For years, I've led the fight in Washington to restore one of Kentucky's most historically vital crops by legalizing industrial hemp. I am proud to be a leading voice for the hemp industry, including championing legislation, testifying before the Kentucky legislature...

The proper role of government is to ensure that individual rights are protected, the most basic of which is the right to life.In 2019, Planned Parenthood was responsible for 345, 871 abortions. Averaging out to a rate of 947 per day, or one every 91 seconds. Also, in...

In an age of government overreach and mass regulation, individual freedom is often forgotten. I have been one to continually fight for liberty and freedom for all, especially that of American workers.For far too long, Big Labor has controlled the rules, regulations,...

Democrats (and many Republicans) don't seem to care about the mountain of debt Congress added last year and continues to add this year. Instead of simply opening the economy back up as the virus wanes, Democrats are plowing ahead with another $2 trillion in deficit...

I have consistently opposed Executive overreach, whether the abuse came from a Republican or a Democrat.I opposed President Obama's executive orders illegally changing immigration law.Even though I support a security wall in places along our border, I opposed...

This week, I will sit on a panel of jurors in the U.S. Senate in a most unusual trial.The trial is of dubious merit and even more dubious constitutionality.It will stop both sides of the political aisle from pursuing solutions and goals for policy, from presidential...

Sometimes in Washington, the powers that be will embark on a little bit of political theater. You can always spot it, though, if you look closely enough at what's real and what's not.In the last days of the presidency of Donald Trump, the Democrats and a handful of...

Democrats claim to want to unify the country, but impeaching a former president, a private citizen, is the antithesis of unity. This impeachment is nothing more than a partisan exercise designed to divide the country further.They have brazenly appointed an openly...