▁three ▁hundred ▁years ▁in ▁America , ▁ 1 6 2 3 - 1 9 2 3 . '' ▁South ▁S alem , ▁N . Y .: ▁Hor se ▁and ▁H ound , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Category : American ▁philosoph ers ▁Category : V ass ar ▁College ▁fac ulty ▁Category : St an ford ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁Conf u cian ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁histor ians ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Common ▁S ense ▁was ▁a ▁month ly ▁political ▁magazine ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁pam ph let ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Pa ine ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Common ▁S ense ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁by ▁two ▁Y ale ▁University ▁gradu ates , ▁Sel den ▁Rod man , ▁and ▁Alfred ▁M . ▁B ingham , ▁son ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁Hir am ▁B ingham ▁III . ▁Its ▁contrib utors ▁were ▁mostly ▁progress ives ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁left - right ▁spectrum , ▁from ▁agr arian ▁popul ists , ▁" ins urg ent " ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁Far mer - L abor ▁Party ▁activ ists ▁to ▁independent ▁progress ives , ▁Dem ocrat ▁ma ver icks ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁social ists ; ▁in ▁general ▁they ▁opposed ▁the ▁Len in ist - St alin ist ▁author itar ian ▁American ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁ab hor