Opinion: From reconciliation to revolution — ‘Common Sense’ and the making of American independence

Before “Common Sense,” most Americans were not calling for independence, seeing it as risky and extreme. Even after ...
The New York Times

The Pamphlet That Has Roused Americans to Action for 250 Years

Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776 as an argument for independence. Americans across the political spectrum have been citing it ever since. By Joseph Rezek Joseph Rezek is an associate ...
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 ...
The Hill

Common sense versus the experts. Who do we put our faith in?

For over a decade I’ve been lugging around on my laptop a presentation describing the contrasting values and vocabulary honored by liberals and conservatives. Among those differences are conservatives ...