sociopolitical musings, in list form

party themes for that liberal/conservative mixer you’ve been thinking of hosting:

Lines in the Sand

Periodic Comments on Religion, Followed by Stunned Silences

Robert Mapplethorpe Pictionary

Potluck: "Your Parents Fed You That?"

Twister: “Is It Torture?” Version

"Here’s What Pissed Me Off about the Eighties"

Least Favorite Passages from the Kids’ Textbooks (Bonfire optional)

"You Say Benghazi, I Say Ramadi"

Donald Trump, with Evil Clowns

Gay Marriage Wedding Videos

Bake-off, Using Cookie Cutters Shaped Like the America I’d Like to See

Scrapbooking with Discarded Obama Initiatives

Toddlers Welcome: I Spy Bipartisanship—"Wait, It Was Just a Smear on My Glasses"

Fundraiser: Charities I’ve Considered Helping, before CNN/Fox Got Involved

Where Are They Now: Senators Shamed in the Primaries

Karaoke with Bludgeons

Movie-Night Double Feature: Paths to Glory and Anything by Michael Moore

Pay-Per-View: Presidential Debates Smackdown

That Old Standby: Find the WMD

Steven Roiphe holds a nonrefundable degree from Harvard University. His prose has appeared or is forthcoming in Hot Metal Bridge, The Hamilton Stone Review, and Serving House Journal. When he's not writing his novel about a gay founding father, he enjoys working as one of Downeast Maine's rare professional dog walkers. You can follow him on Twitter.

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