Appreciating *Casablanca* - by Bryan Caplan - Bet On It

A guest post by Dan Klein

Appreciating *Casablanca* A guest post by Dan Klein Bryan Caplan Feb 26, 2024 26 31 1 Share Tyler Cowen recently rewatched Casablanca on the big screen, and ended up concluding that “Rick was wanting Ilsa to suffer as much as possible.” Recurring Bet On It writer Dan Klein begs to differ in today’s guest essay. My old friend Tyler Cowen wrote a blog post sharing his view of the 1942 film Casablanca . The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and the screenplay was written by the brothers Julius and Philip Epstein and Howard Koch. I will expound on the film, taking for granted familiarity, even o

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