https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/01/28/the-suicide-club/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:24:26 -0400<![CDATA[John Stuart Mill famously described conservatives as “the stupid party.” The description has unwritten boundless hilarity among liberals for more than a century, but that is only because they (stupidly?) neglected to take Mill’s deeper message on board. Every true partisan of liberalism, Mill wrote, should pray for the enlightenment and acuity of conservatives if for no other reason than intelligent opposition tends to have a tonic effect on liberalism itself.]]>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:01:45 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/01/28/the-suicide-club-n116743