"We have it in our power to begin the world anew." Words written by Thomas Paine in Philadelphia 250 years ago in his pamphlet titled "Common Sense." In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that ...

This administration is moving America ever farther from its core values. The Founding Fathers would recognize this governance ...

Whether condemning diversity initiatives, removing officials he dislikes from government agencies or opposing paper straws, Trump’s “common sense” is presented as a settled truth, one that treats ...

When pressed by White House reporters to explain what he thought caused the recent deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a commercial airline, President Donald Trump blamed the ...

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 time — perhaps none more so than Donald Trump. The ...

Paine’s revolutionary assault on monarchy and aristocracy cleared the way for American independence a quarter century ...

With half a million copies sold by the end of the American Revolution, "Common Sense" remains one of the best-selling works of all time relative to the U.S. population. (Bettmann Archive) The 2024 ...

Many historical milestones will dot the calendar this year as Americans look to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence on July the Fourth. Just after the turn of the new year in ...

Tuesday night, President Donald Trump did what he does best — he told it like it is. He reviewed his administration’s impressive accomplishments, laid out his action plan to put our economy back on ...

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 an exquisitely Trumpian formulation — tying the ...

Discover the powerful impact of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' pamphlet in igniting the American Revolution and inspiring the ...