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ABOUT COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA:Common Sense For America (CSFA) unites history and facts to inspire non-partisan, common-sense solutions to America’s biggest challenges. Founded on the principles of Common Sense (Thomas Paine, 1776) and a deep appreciation for history, Bruce Rutherford—political commentator and educator—analyzes U.S. history, national budgets, and global affairs, breaking them down into clear, transparent insights for everyday Americans. Paine’s Common Sense argued that concentrated political power—whether in a monarchy or an elite ruling class—undermines ...

Common Sense, Paine's pro-independence monograph published anonymously on 10 January 1776, spread quickly among literate colonists. Within three months, 120,000 copies are alleged to have been distributed throughout the colonies, which themselves totaled only four million free inhabitants, making it the best-selling work in 18th-century America. Its total sales in both America and Europe reached 500,000 copies. It convinced many colonists, including George Washington and John Adams, to seek redress in political independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and argued strongly against any ...

Today's digital world ushered in an age of convenient communication and rapid globalization. Thanks to the internet, information dissemination and consumption happens in a few clicks. Everything seems accessible and attainable, whether or not the information is based in the truth. As news, articles, videos, blogs, and social media platforms flood our phones and minds, we may get more questions than answers.Ilyssa DeCasperis brings her bold, never humble, often opinionated and naturally sarcastic personality to ask those questions. In this journey, she is your Commissioner of Common Sense.As ...