Conservatives and Republicans tend to rely on common sense, while Democrats and liberals rely on expert opinion, and both approaches are valid in their own way.

The term “common sense” is often evoked by President Trump, though his “common” sense can seem grotesquely solitary and unique, as for example when he cruelly shut down the USAID program ...

If you think federal regulators care about data-driven, evidence-based policymaking, a case currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will leave you scratching your head. The ...

Tim is out of the office this week, and he left us with this column in place of his regular Friday Catchall. Enjoy.

They displayed great confidence in the wisdom and common sense of the American people. Perhaps if they came back for a rewrite, they might feel the need to state what 237 years ago could go ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the saying goes. Yet high-quality preventive care is out of reach for ...

Democrats need more common sense, ASAP. It’s high time for centrist Democrats to speak more courageously by articulating a common-sense path forward that will appeal to the American people.

These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine begins the first of his “The American Crisis” essays with ...