Using common sense. We all try to do this in our daily lives, but sometimes, it can elude us. Thankfully, “Common Sense” is here to help us all out. Author Tom Burns, The Common Sense Fellow, ...

While each person tends to have their own definition of what collective "common sense" actually is — and believes that they ...

Our politics sure is divided these days. Tempers are flaring and minds are rigid and closed. Here’s the solution: the wit and wisdom of legendary humorist Will Rogers. “The short memory of voters is ...

Because they are so socially unaware, there are specific things people with no common sense do in public that everyone else ...

People with zero common sense will usually take calls on speakerphone while they are in public. This shows a lack of common ...

Our politics sure is divided these days. Tempers are flaring and minds are rigid and closed. Here’s the solution: the wit and wisdom of legendary humorist Will Rogers. “The short memory of voters is ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. Email him at ...

Not everyone was blessed with a sense of humor, and the internet has a way of pointing that out, and loudly. Whether it’s someone taking a joke literally, completely missing the punchline, or turning ...

One of the pitfalls of covering local government is the meetings. They can be long and detailed and sometimes excruciatingly, well… boring. There are times when you ...

This story originally published on Oct. 22, 2025. The idea of "common sense" has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. Politicians still use the phrase all the ...