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Casablanca, a Film for Every Occasion

Film Friday What is it about Casablanca that makes it applicable to practically any occasion?  A couple of weeks ago I referred to it when comparing Goldman Sachs to a casino.  Then a couple of days later Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen mentioned the scene of rounding up suspects when writing about Arizona’s new immigration […]

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Gambling at Goldman? Shocked, Shocked!

“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Captain Renault famously exclaims in Casablanca, only then to be secretly presented with a bribe from the winnings.  Why did this scene come to mind when I heard about the shenanigans of Goldman Sachs this past week? It did so, I suspect, because […]

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