January 2026 marks the first month of the United States’ semiquincentennial year and the anniversary of a pivotal event from ...

In doing so, Paine democratized political thought. He asserted that ordinary people were capable of understanding, judging, ...

Common Sense was a provocation in 1776. Maybe it’s the provocation we need now.

While Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence turned the smoldering embers of rebellion into the glorious fireworks of independence and revolution, it was a short pamphlet published six months ...

Two hundred-and-fifty years ago, on Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published words that changed the course of history: “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” Characterized by Paine as ...

His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the radical founder’s strange and winding story. By Jennifer Schuessler For Thomas ...

Florida law makes it a third-degree felony to remove artifacts from state-owned land, including rivers. The state's Isolated Finds Program, which once allowed citizens to legally collect and report ...

When did the slow and agonizing death of common sense in America begin? Some believe it’s as recent as 2024 when 70 million people voted for an “appointed” candidate and her sidekick. Think Bugs and ...

Stunning visuals in sci-fi franchise’s violent third chapter. The third installment in writer-director James Cameron’s hit franchise sees Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri’s (Zoe Saldaña) family face ...

Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776 as an argument for independence. Americans across the political spectrum have been citing it ever since. By Joseph Rezek Joseph Rezek is an associate ...

As part of the agreement to reopen the government after a record 43-day shutdown, Congress will likely vote this week on renewing the expiring, enhanced COVID-19 health care subsidies which were at ...