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.

William Stafford’s recent book is the best short introduction to the thought of John Stuart Mill I have come across. The first chapter is devoted to a brief discussion of Mill’s life and his ...

IN the summer of 1834, the party of political reformers in England ” who thought themselves, and were called by their friends, the philosophic Radicals ” came to the conclusion that the importance of ...

Prof. Daniel Jacobson’s latest paper on John Stuart Mill and freedom of expression has been published as the lead article in Social Philosophy and Policy, available ...

This book review appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of The Independent Review. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2021. Pp. viii, 359, $45.95 paperback. This book raises three questions: (1) Was J. S. Mill ...