Common Sense Magazine

Nick Pardini is a college student at the University of California Santa Barbara who studies Business Economics. He is the host of Rational Rants, and a main contributor to Common Sense Magazine and writes in a logical fashion in a Republitarian point of view. Outside of the media Nick also likes to play golf, fence, travel, and bodyboard.

John Lobel (Website Administrator & Writer)

John Lobel is a student currently attending Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California and is studying business with an emphasis in computer/I.T. related technologies. He is also working towards receiving certification for Oracle Database technologies. John manages Common Sense Magazine’s website and also occasionally write articles for the website featuring a range of different political topics. He has a wide variety of interests ranging from cars to photography to politics and in recent years has become increasingly interested with the political principles of limited government and individual liberty.

Brian Peotter (Contributing Writer)

Brian Peotter is currently a student at Cal Polytechnic Institute: San Luis Obispo who studies aerospace engineering. An avid Republican, Brian writes conservative pieces that stress the importance of small government and fiscal responsibilty. Other interests of Brian’s are swimming, US History, and being a dittohead.

Jared Crawford Desmond White (Author and Illustrator of The West Side comics)

Jared White is a struggling artist trying to make it in a cruel leftist and socialist world.He lives in Peurta La Cruz, Venezuela, South America, but is currently attending UCSB. He prays to his vengeful God for the extinction of those who believe exploiting minorities and economically weak Third World countries is wrong, and hopes someday the capitalistic economic machine of the West will conquer the world. Or does he? Dun Dun Dunnnnn!