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This week, the nation reconnected with a beloved movie franchise -- and from the reviews, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" lives up to the hype. Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away, a small indie movie, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," also opened. And not a moment too soon, since our own galaxy could use a good dose of the Force. Witness Tuesday's Republican debate, in which several candidates vied to boost their foreign policy cred by portraying themselves as annihilator-in-chief, vowing to commit all manner of war crimes, from carpet bombing the Middle East (Cruz) and killing innocent children (Carson), to killing the families of terrorists (Trump) and placing all Ewoks in detention centers (Christie). (Sadly, only one of these is made up). The problem is, this isn't a movie, so it's up to us to prevent these ugly plot twists. To quote a small, green, 900-year-old pundit: "fear is the path to the Dark Side."
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This week, the nation reconnected with a beloved movie franchise -- and from the reviews, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" lives up to the hype. Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far away, a small indie movie, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," also opened. And not a moment too soon, since our own galaxy could use a good dose of the Force. Witness Tuesday's Republican debate, in which several candidates vied to boost their foreign policy cred by portraying themselves as annihilator-in-chief, vowing to commit all manner of war crimes, from carpet bombing the Middle East (Cruz) and killing innocent children (Carson), to killing the families of terrorists (Trump) and placing all Ewoks in detention centers (Christie). (Sadly, only one of these is made up). The problem is, this isn't a movie, so it's up to us to prevent these ugly plot twists. To quote a small, green, 900-year-old pundit: "fear is the path to the Dark Side."

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