conventional wisdom

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Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Since the start of the Iran war, the conventional wisdom has been that the whole thing is a hot mess.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Such was the power of conventional wisdom before sustained originalist scholarship was done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The conventional wisdom holds that presidents and the incumbent party will be punished at the polls because of the economy, particularly in midterm elections.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The rules for pursuing inmates there are not hard and fast, but the conventional wisdom says that it’s smarter to wait for the pursued to leave.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover