Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Maryland History Professor Richard Bell talked about what was going on in the American colonies in 1776. In 1774, Englishman Thomas ...

Common sense might not be so common after all, new research has found. What one person might consider common sense might be very different to someone else, a new study in the journal Proceedings of ...

"We have it in our power to begin the world anew." Words written by Thomas Paine in Philadelphia 250 years ago in his pamphlet titled "Common Sense." In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that ...

Instead of jumping to conclusions, people with common sense often approach situations with logic. You can always tell when someone is able to use common sense in most situations they find themselves ...

Common sense seems like it's hard to come by these days. In public or behind closed doors, common sense keeps us safe and helps us make rational decisions as we move through daily life. Unfortunately, ...

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 ...

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 ...