Making ‘common sense’ commonplace in Nebraska and beyond

Making ‘common sense’ commonplace in Nebraska and beyond

Circa 1751, Voltaire (left) travelled to Prussia in 1750, on the invitation of Friedrich II and was a permanent resident of court for two years. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Nebraskans sometimes enjoy the reputation of having common sense … as if the gods, Prudence and Perception, tilted the coasts and a whole bunch of wisdom and wit tumbled into Middle America. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster say as much, defining common sense as…