This story originally published on Oct. 22, 2025. The idea of "common sense" has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. Politicians still use the phrase all the ...

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 ...

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 problem with common sense, goes an old joke, is that it is not so common. A less-recognized problem is that sometimes it doesn’t make sense, either. Those contradictions were on display during a ...

Having common sense is a distinct type of intelligence, one that differs from being book-smart. People with common sense use their innate street smarts, especially when it comes to making life's ...

When a group of Australians was asked why they believed climate change was not happening, about one in three (36.5%) said it was “common sense”, according to a report published last year by the CSIRO.

Actually, to use common sense, the title of this article should be in the words of renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, “There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.” Hmm? Is that common sense ...

The idea of "common sense" has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. Politicians still use the phrase all the time — perhaps none more so than Donald Trump. The ...