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 ...

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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.