In my youth, I came to understand the term "common sense" as implying that though you may not have extensive knowledge about a topic or even extensive skill in reasoning, you likely have enough of ...

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Having common sense helps people understand the world around them and identify what they need to do to succeed. However, when someone doesn't have common sense, they find simple tasks more challenging ...

This story originally published on Oct. 22, 2025. 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 ...

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 ...

People with common sense can find themselves instantly annoyed by the chaos of others around them. Grounded in practicality and clear thinking, they tend to rely on logic because they understand how ...

The advent of LLMs has reopened a debate about the limits of machine intelligence — and requires new benchmarks of what reasoning consists of. Since their public release less than two years ago, large ...

All too often, adults discover that children are smarter than we give them credit for—quickly mastering how to walk, talk, and ride a bike. But what about when it comes to remembering to look both ...

President Trump and the network have used the phrase to suggest that his policies are the right ones and popular, though polling suggests otherwise. By Stuart A. Thompson President Trump’s rapid-fire ...

My friend, Bill Albracht, who ran for state senator last election cycle, had T-shirts promoting his election with the slogan "It's About Common Sense." Many of our politicians, from both parties, who ...