Prof. Freiman and I discuss the importance of elections, whether one can complain if they didn’t vote, the (dis)value of political participation, free-riding in a democracy, the fact that so many voters are poorly informed, and much more.

Prof. Christopher Freiman is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of William & Mary. He is the author, most recently, of Why It’s OK to Ignore Politics (Routledge).

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