Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...

The publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense caused a sensation in early 1776 as it explained the need for freedom. But it was a second series of pamphlets published on December 19 of that year that ...

Meet Thomas Paine — the Founding Father they don't talk about. He's not on Mount Rushmore. He's not in the musical "Hamilton." But of all the 18th-century patriots, he may speak most closely to our ...

A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine, by Trevor Griffiths, at the Globe Theatre in London until 9 October 2009 Trevor Griffiths’ A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine brings to the stage an 18th century ...

In this week’s JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with historians Harvey J. Kaye and Richard Brookhiser about the complex legacy of Thomas Paine, perhaps the most controversial of America’s founding ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — More than 180 years after Thomas Paine’s remains were dug up and carted off to England, his disciples think it’s time to bring home the man who helped inspire the American ...

America is taking a step closer toward marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by erecting a new monument to Thomas Paine in the nation’s capital. The omnibus spending bill President ...