Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

In my youth, I came to understand the term "common sense" as implying that though you may not have extensive knowledge about a topic or even extensive skill in reasoning, you likely have enough of ...

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

Editor: At least one letter writer envisions America’s “return to greatness” from President Trump’s “common-sense revolution” (March 26). At first glance, the paradigmatic shift in decision-making ...

Even though it’s a relatively subjective term, more people than ever are missing the characteristics generally associated with common sense, including kindness, basic empathy, respect for others, ...

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 ...