Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds
Cincinnati Enquirer Op-Ed: Nonsensical Government Rules Threaten CVG’s Progress
The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport (CVG) is a vital driver of economic growth for our region and for the nation. But nonsensical government rules threaten that growth. An amendment I offered to fix a bureaucratic absurdity imposed upon CVG will soon become law...
Federal Times Op-Ed: The sanctions against China will continue until morale improvesFederal Times Op-Ed:
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to China recently and capped off her four-day visit by holding a press conference where she proceeded to scold China for its economic policies and relationship with Russia. Secretary Yellen’s visit, intended to...
The Hill Op-Ed: How the National Institutes of Health became a den of cronyism
For too long, the bureaucrats at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been lining their pockets through clandestine agreements with big corporations, getting cozy with the very entities they are tasked with overseeing. In an era where trust in our...
Responsible Statecraft Op-Ed: Seizing Russian assets: A feel good bill that will absolutely boomerang
The Washington foreign policy establishment is on the precipice of making yet another strategic blunder. The Senate is poised to ram through the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act. This legislation will provide the...
Washington Examiner Op-Ed: Dangerous virus research continues to endanger lives
Too many people died needlessly from COVID-19 because the scientists who do dangerous research on viruses and the federal bureaucrats who fund it failed to make it clear to U.S. public health authorities that the virus was probably a...
The Federalist Op-Ed: The Only Real Way To Track Government Spending Is To Audit The Fed
Imagine a financial behemoth at the center of the biggest economy on the planet. It secretly pulls the strings of America’s fiscal destiny, and the consequences of its actions ripple through the lives of countless individuals, yet its inner workings are almost...
JNS Op-Ed: The US should cut off aid to the Palestinians
It is often said that the purpose of U.S. foreign aid is to project American power and values. Unfortunately, year after year, decade after decade, the only thing consistent about U.S. foreign aid is that the money continues to flow regardless of the behavior of the...
Reason Op-Ed: Why America Should Be More Like Sweden (It’s Not What You Think!)
I recently had a fascinating meeting with the Swedish ambassador to the United States, Urban Ahlin, who made me wonder if America should be more like Sweden. Over lunch, Ahlin explained that Sweden actually balances their annual budget. I asked myself, could Europe's...
Fox News Op-Ed: Dr. Rand Paul: The bombshell revelation about government’s chilling alliance to censor Americans
A bombshell revelation demonstrates the chilling lengths the government will go to censor the American people. I wish I could say I’m surprised, but federal officials have been pressuring Big Tech to censor constitutionally protected speech for quite some time. The House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government recently released a report revealing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Global Engagement Center (GEC) coordinated with Stanford University, along with other entities, to censor speech leading up to the 2020 election.
The Federalist Op-Ed: Palestine Can’t Prosper Until It Chooses Peace
Regardless of whether it is practical, wise, or foolhardy at this moment in time, offering suggestions for peace between Israel and the Palestinians must be done.