The legacy of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' on its 250th anniversary

250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?

250 years later, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" remembered for helping spark American Revolution

A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...

Leventhal: Common sense for the Commonwealth

There is a growing disconnect between the common sense  solutions people are looking for in Massachusetts and what they ...
The Conversation

The history of ‘common sense’ matters when caring for our common home

Professor, English and the Institute for the Comparative Study of Literature, Art, and Culture; Academic Director, Re.Climate: Centre for Climate Communication and Public Engagement, Carleton ...
The New York Times

Trump Is on the Border Between Common Sense and Nonsense

That is how Donald Trump, early in his Inaugural Address, described the principle, or at least the slogan, that would animate his second term. It’s an exquisitely Trumpian formulation — tying the ...