Conventions, by definition, are widespread patterns of behavior. Much of our lives is spent conforming to them, and sometimes mindlessly: we pay for the items we buy, we drive on a particular side of ...

In a previous post, I introduced non-conventionalism, the idea that for many social conventions—and many more than people typically think—there are no good reasons to conform, and sometimes there are ...

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES have different currencies. There is a need to buy goods and services across borders, especially with the vast extent of international trade in the 21st century.