Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With half a million copies sold by the end of the American Revolution, "Common Sense" remains one of the best-selling works of all ...

The 2024 presidential election painted a dismal picture — a country split red and blue, a near-even divide, reminding us how fractured we’ve become. Despite this polarization, nearly three-quarters of ...

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 ...