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Why It's OK to Ignore PoliticsAuthor(s): Christopher Freiman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138388994, 978-1138388994\nSynopsis\nDo you feel like youre the only person at your office without an \""I Voted!\"" sticker on Election Day? It turns out that you're far from alone 100 million eligible [url] voters never went to the polls in 2016. Thats about 35 million more than voted for the winning presidential candidate. \n\nIn this book, Christopher Freiman explains why these 100 million need not feel guilty. Why Its OK to Ignore Politics argues that youre under no obligation to be politically active. Freiman addresses new objections to political abstention as well as some old chestnuts (\""But what if everyone stopped voting?\""). He also synthesizes recent empirical work showing how our political motivations distort our choices and reasoning. Because participating in politics is not an effective way to do good, Frei.