Metric is the system of internationalism, and those who wish to fight it are against the country going metric. But Mihm told me that “most Americans just don’t really care that much. The ...

The metric side. The next time you're in the kitchen, grab a measuring cup and look at it closely: not at the side you actually use, but the other one. The side divided in milliliters.

And has an important place in the education system. [If the U.S. converted to metric] we could avoid costly disasters like that embarrassment in 1999.

The metric system is far superior to the bizarre system of feet, miles, pounds, and gallons used in the United States. The whole rest of the world seems to get this.

Advocates of the metric system are accustomed to such scorn. Back in 1972, Rhode Island senator Claiborne Pell was attacked by his Republican opponent for wasting time on low-priority items like ...

The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...

In the 1790s, piracy of a ship carrying metric standards intended for then-U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson played a role in America's decision to not adopt the metric system.

The metric system typically wasn’t taught in American elementary schools prior to 1972, but that changed in 1974 with the Metric Education Amendments.