How Thomas Paine Became Thomas Paine: The Origins of “Common Sense”
Updated: April 10, 2026 Thomas Paine arrived in America in late 1774 a relative unknown and in poor health, yet within months his words would resound across the colonies. In this episode of Analyzing American Revolution, Professor Harvey J. Kaye traces Paine’s remarkable transformation from an English artisan’s son into an influential political writer whose […]
