Greens and gangs The Greens’ Adam Bandt should face reality and not blame the Liberals for the criminal acts being perpetrated by African gangs in Melbourne. When Kevin Andrews, former Immigration Minister, dealt with the problem, he was labelled a racist and ridiculed. These gangs are responsible for much violence – the elderly bashed in their own homes, the victims of carjackings, the…

BEAN COUNTERS: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism by Richard Brooks Atlantic Books, London Paperback: 336 pages Price: AUD$32.99 Reviewed by Colin Teese Richard Brooks has given us a thorough account of how the accounting profession developed into what it has become and why. Brooks reminds us that the accounting profession grew out of the idea…

WHY LIBERALISM FAILED: Politics and Culture by Patrick J. Deneen Yale University Press, Newhaven Hardcover: 248 pages Price: AUD$59.99 Reviewed by Bill James When I was a boy, I used to think about how unfair it was that I had been born into a system of customs, rules and regulations which were imposed on me as soon as I appeared…