NPR

Trump uses 'common sense' to make a political point. It has populist appeal

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 ...
Retail Dive

Bed Bath & Beyond's COO says the company is pivoting to a 'common-sense' supply chain model

Bed Bath & Beyond's supply chain team is in for a year of change. COO John Hartmann and the company's leadership made their case for a more modern Bed Bath & Beyond last year at an investor day ...
The Economist

Common sense is not actually very common

IN 1776 THOMAS PAINE, a traitorous Englishman living in the American colonies, published a seditious 47-page pamphlet. Called “Common Sense”, it became a best-seller. It argued that the colonies ...
Newsweek

Common Sense May Not Be Commonly Shared, Sociologists Find

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 ...
Tennessean

Gov. Lee and legislators, help make this a safer, wonderful world for children | Opinion

Sandy Dickerson is a retired communications and marketing professional. Legislators, have you heard our voices as we gathered at the Capitol, linked our arms in solidarity and flooded The Tennessean’s ...
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 ...