A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...

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

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

Throughout human history, survival and the formation of complex societies have heavily depended on knowledge. Equally crucial are the assumptions about what others perceive as true or false, namely ...

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 ...