“Common sense.” The label that politicians apply to policies they’re trying to sell that aren’t automatically popular with the public or others in their party.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Common Sense Caucus is led by Councilman Robert Holden, who compared this tour with his last visit in September 2021. "Complete turnaround, night and day," Holden said. "There's a great ...

The monitor was black with inviting green font, which read, "Hello, I'm ELIZA. ... "Common sense, in my view, is the dark matter of intelligence and language," says Yejin Choi, ...