It is easy to think of science as essentially organized common sense, based as it is on generating hypotheses, testing them, evaluating the results of those tests, and then, if the findings are ...

The idea of "common sense" often implies a static, universal understanding of what is practical, logical, and appropriate. It's the unwritten rulebook passed down through generations. However, history ...

Congress has lost its authority under what I view as President Donald Trump’s dictatorship. Thus, Trump gets whatever he wants, including the destruction of science and research and the ignoring of ...