Glenn Beck's Common Sense

The Case Against an Ouf-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, revisits Thomas Paine’s Common Sense in this political commentary on American freedom, government, and common-sense solutions.

In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. And they find common-sense solutions to the nation’s problems.

One such American, Thomas Paine, was an ordinary man who changed the course of history by penning Common Sense, the concise 1776 political masterpiece in which, through extraordinarily straightforward and indisputable arguments, he encouraged his fellow citizens to take control of America’s future—and, ultimately, her freedom.

Nearly two and a half centuries later, those very freedoms once again hang in the balance. And now, Glenn Beck revisits Paine’s powerful treatise with one purpose: to galvanize Americans to see past government’s easy solutions, the two-party monopoly, and illogical methods and take back our great country.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• A Note from the Author
• Contents
• Glenn Beck’s Common Sense (2009)
• Introduction
• Chapter I: The Reshaping and Redefining of America
• Chapter II: Money The Real Opiate of the Masses
• Chapter III: The Political Weapon of Choice The U.S. Tax Code
• Chapter IV: The Perks and Privileges of the Political Class
• Chapter V: The Cancer of Progressivism
• Chapter VI: Is It a Rising or a Setting Sun?
• The 9.12 Project
• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense (1776)
• Introduction
• Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution
• Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
• Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs
• Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflections
• Sources