Tips for staying civil while debating child prisons

Remind yourself that you’re just two people having a cocktail at the same D.C. party and that politics is a game to you.

I found this one true, and probably funnier than I should have.

I got into a pretty crappy argument with a long time friend recently, despite feeling very similarly about the subject. He just couldn't stand for me drawing a comparison to a certain "malevolent form of fascism" and I couldn't stand for being told that I was somehow diminishing the significance of certain genocidal acts by drawing that comparison.

I've been struggling with staying civil lately and this list is extremely helpful.