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 ...

Not everyone without common sense lacks intelligence. In fact, plenty of smart people struggle with everyday judgment. But people with zero common sense tend to say certain statements all the time.

Editor: At least one letter writer envisions America’s “return to greatness” from President Trump’s “common-sense revolution” (March 26). At first glance, the paradigmatic shift in decision-making ...

I am a 62-year-old, lifelong Democrat. Portraits of John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman hang in my office as do the portraits of Republicans Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. I believe in basic ...

Having common sense is a distinct type of intelligence, one that differs from being book-smart. People with common sense use their innate street smarts, especially when it comes to making life's ...