The great philosopher of liberty and liberalism had the ultimate advice for how to approach your “hoped-for heaven” in this ...

John Stuart Mill’s (1806-1873) father, James Mill, was an outspoken advocate of utilitarianism and a friend of Jeremy Bentham, its founder. John Mill was born into a household steeped in ...

But John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was also one of the most important economists of the nineteenth century. His Principles of Political Economy, originally published in 1848, became the leading textbook ...

John Stuart Mill is a key figure in Nineteenth Century British liberalism. Mill is a giant of liberalism per se , such that subsequent exegesis has been overwhelmingly praiseworthy, indeed idolatrous.

Mr. JOHN STUART MILL, as our readers are aware, has been brought forward in the Liberal interest as a candidate for the representation of Westminster in the British House of Commons.

Nicholas Capaldi talked about his book, "John Stuart Mill: A Biography", published by Cambridge University Press. Mill, a 19th century British philosopher, wrote extensively on a variety of topics ...

What Would John Stuart Mill Do—to Fix Facebook? Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, recently hired to manage the beleaguered tech giant's global affairs and communications, digs the liberal ...

For conservatives it’s been tough to speak openly on campus for decades. Knowing the politics of my field (anthropology), and mindful of Stanley Fish’s 1990 call to bar some members of the ...

The idea that harmful speech should be restricted is not new. John Stuart Mill argued as much in On Liberty, Michael Mandelbaum writes: On Liberty is an apt text for the present moment in another way.

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends,” Mill warned, “than that good men should look on and do nothing.” Niemöller ...

A Notable & Quotable from John Stuart Mill’s “The Contest in America”: “A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice . . . is often the means of their regeneration.” ...