Whenever I hear "common sense" these days, it usually means someone has a dumb opinion they don't feel like justifying. Or they think babies should be eaten. Satire aside, it is used as a political weapon pretty frequently. Here's a few things that talk about it (quality not assured, just starting points to have a think over):

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/sophia-rosenfeld

https://theconversation.com/how-populist-leaders-like-trump-use-common-sense-as-an-ideological-weapon-to-undermine-facts-248608