If there is a perfect.time to read or re-read Thomas Paine’s Common Sense it is now during the 250th Anniversary of America. A perfect companion to Danielle Allen’s RADICAL DUKE or any of the many other books outlined here on the subject of the American Revolution. The 250 year-old publication is not only relevant history but speaks to many issues of the modern day.

Thomas Paine, born in Britain a Philadelphia immigrant and a changemaker in America.