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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The flood of “common sense” comments on Fox News echoes the language Mr. Trump and his new administration have used to justify his policies — many of which have deeply divided the country, ...

Will Donald Trump, who says he “runs the world” and approved a picture of himself with a crown above the caption “Long Live the King,” soon have Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, “Common ...

“Common Sense” was more than a rallying cry; it was Paine’s effort to forge an American identity rooted in a commitment to self-governance and trust in the power of the many — not the few.