OPINION: Making ‘common sense’ commonplace in Nebraska and beyond

By: George Ayoub

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 791

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Nebraskans sometimes enjoy the reputation of having common sense … as if the gods, Prudence and Perception, tilted the coasts and a whole bunch of wisdom and wit tumbled into Middle America. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster say as much, defining common sense as “sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts.”

Now “common sense” — Thomas Paine’s pamphlet notwithstanding — has become a political touchstone, the phrase often bandied …

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