posts from 2013 / 12 / 06 The evasion of disputes is a defining tactic of smarm. Smarm, whether political or literary, insists that the audience accept the priors it has been given. Debate begins where the important parts of the debate have ended. — On Smarm (via merlin) December 5th, 2013 6:03pm posts per year, 1999–2026 202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220001999JanuarySuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031FebruarySuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728MarchSuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031AprilSuMoTuWeThFrSa123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930MaySuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031JuneSuMoTuWeThFrSa123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930JulySuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031AugustSuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031SeptemberSuMoTuWeThFrSa123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930OctoberSuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NovemberSuMoTuWeThFrSa123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DecemberSuMoTuWeThFrSa12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031