Dr. Rand Paul’s Op-Eds

As a physician, I understand the need for an "all hands on deck" response from our medical community to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. That means speedy access to diagnostic testing and medical supplies, and, most importantly, it means preparedness to care for every...

It is important to approach the current Coronavirus pandemic with equal measures of prudence and hope. Practical solutions to stop the spread of a novel disease are not new. They have worked in the past, and they do not need to lead to fear or panic. In fact, looking...

This weekend, the Senate will likely vote on Phase 3 of the federal coronavirus response. As they do so, I urge aggressive but prudent actions.As a physician, we learn early and take an oath to "do no harm." This is an important principle to apply to both the medical...

In 1964, Ronald Reagan famously observed that "[n]o government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. So governments' programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth." Each...

The American people have seen a grand charade on display in Washington.First, the circus toured the U.S. House for weeks, and now the sideshow has stopped over in the U.S. Senate. Democrats have accused President Donald Trump of using the government to go after his...

On a rainy Monday night at Dover Air Force Base last week, I joined President Trump for the final homecoming of Sgt. First Class Javier J. Gutierrez and Sgt. First Class Antonio R. Rodriguez, who gave their lives the prior weekend in Afghanistan.I will never forget...

Sometimes the hypocrisy in Washington is so bad it is almost laughable. The House impeachment witch hunt reached that level this week with the revelations that Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., had acquired and published personal phone records of...

While you often hear me sounding the alarm over our country's national deficit, that's not the only debt in need of serious attention. In the last decade, U.S. student loan debt has skyrocketed to its highest ever at $1.6 trillion, with the average 2018 college...

When will it end? Ever since Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2016 presidential election, Democrats have been on a mission to reverse those results, even though it's meant dragging the country through one desperate witch hunt after another. Now we turn the...

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...

If you've read one of my Waste Reports, you know how much I hate when government carelessly spends your hard-earned tax dollars.With a skyrocketing debt surpassing $21 trillion, our leaders have to be more responsible with prioritizing our limited money to address our...