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." ...

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?

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 ...

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

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

Commentary: America’s ‘Common Sense’ revolution

John Adams wrote, “Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.” George Washington ...

At 250, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” still matters

Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...
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 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 ...