Drawing from Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlets, Common Sense, and The American Crisis, Lamont delivered a 40-minute speech with few surprises, and a handful of controversial moments.

Donald Trump attends a service at St John’s Church as part of the inauguration ceremonies marking the start of his second term as president - Getty Donald Trump will use his inaugural address to call ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump announced during his address to Congress earlier this year that this was the “dawn of the new golden age of America.” I’m for that. That dawning includes ushering in of “the ...

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to call for a “revolution of common sense” and a “new era of national success” when he gives his inaugural address later Monday. “I return to the presidency ...

President Donald Trump speaks during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) It would be ...