“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know,” the 18th-century British writer Lord Chesterfield advised his son. But common sense doesn’t stay that way. While it appears ...

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 ...

Politicians love to talk about the benefits of “common sense” – often by pitting it against the words of “experts and elites”. But what is common sense? Why do politicians love it so much? And is ...