Common sense is generally defined by a level of social awareness that the average person cultivates without much effort.

"I think common sense is an underrated skill" - Trae Young explains why talented players in the NBA often fail originally appeared on Basketball Network. Being gifted isn't enough to make it in the ...

Last week’s column by County Commissioner Gary Lindstrom was entitled “Owens flunks educational qualifications.” Gary, however, left out a very important qualification. So this week’s column should ...

Even though it’s a relatively subjective term, more people than ever are missing the characteristics generally associated with common sense, including kindness, basic empathy, respect for others, ...

Other Voices, April 18, “What does government do for us?,” implies the government’s role is to protect us from ourselves with more restrictive regulations, void of all common sense. The writer objects ...

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 ...

When common sense fails, lawmakers sadly must step in to ban stupid behavior. Several jurisdictions are preparing laws banning texting while driving. Texting is the practice of typing and sending text ...

Dannagal G. Young was a co-investigator on an NIH grant that provided funding for one of the studies referenced in this piece. It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced ...

In July of 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new overall star rating system on the Hospital Compare website. Almost all hospitals are now rated between one and ...

That is how Donald Trump, early in his Inaugural Address, described the principle, or at least the slogan, that would animate his second term. It’s an exquisitely Trumpian formulation — tying the ...

Professor, English and the Institute for the Comparative Study of Literature, Art, and Culture; Academic Director, Re.Climate: Centre for Climate Communication and Public Engagement, Carleton ...