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

Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

Common Sense,” the pamphlet that helped spark the American Revolution, turns 250 this month. But despite its author’s ...

Thomas Paine’s arguments in “Common Sense” changed the course of American history, Ameritas College Huntington’s Frederic J.

A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...

Thomas Paine’s writing continued to support the Revolution, but once it reached a favorable conclusion, Paine returned to Europe and caught the spirit of the French Revolution.

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 ...

Whether condemning diversity initiatives, removing officials he dislikes from government agencies or opposing paper straws, ...

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.

The founders and their generation enjoyed pamphlets in a way we cannot understand today, despite our saturated media ...