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 ...

There is a growing disconnect between the common sense  solutions people are looking for in Massachusetts and what they ...

“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know,” the 18th-century British writer Lord Chesterfield advised his son. But common sense doesn’t stay that way. While it appears ...

If you hear a politician or salesperson or, for that matter, opinion columnist invoke common sense, beware. When people say a particular view on immigration, foreign policy, abortion or climate is ...

“When Thomas Paine appealed to ‘common sense’ to make the case for American independence, it probably never crossed his mind that there would ever be a need to make the case for common sense itself, ...

Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky hit the party over what she said is a lack of “common sense” and an inability to “speak to people like they’re normal” just days after Vice President Harris’s loss ...

Common sense is the product of these expectations and conventions: the set of assumptions that helps us think collectively. If our goal is to substitute a common sense founded on an inclusionary ...