Thus, the idea of declaring independence from Britain became a possibility, and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense acted as a catalyst in making it a reality.

Bob is joined by author George Ford Smith for a detailed examination into the life and legacy of Thomas Paine. They discuss how Paine’s writings, especially Common Sense and the American Crisis essays ...

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 ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "Everything in President Trump’s agenda is grounded in one thing: common sense." This brought Paine's 1776 pamphlet to one reader's mind.

It will be “a revolution of common sense.” 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 ...

The revolutionary rallying cry 'Common Sense' — challenging authoritarian rule, countering the sway of the wealthy and upholding the will of the majority — is as relevant in 2025 as it was in ...

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently immigrated Englishman’s clear case for America’s independence from ...