Why Aren’t More People Disturbed? Political Apathy and Our 2026 Goals

In episode 156, we set our 2026 intentions and ask the uncomfortable question - why don’t more people care about politics? We dig into where apathy comes from, why it matters, and how we move from disengagement to action.
Resources
* Political Apathy | EBSCO Research Starters (ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-an…)
* 10 Causes of Voter Apathy in the United States | GoodParty.org (goodparty.org/blog/article/10-causes-of-voter-…)
* How Does U.S. Voter Turnout Compare to the Rest of the World’s? | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org/in-brief/how-does-us-voter-turnout-com…)
* knightfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/0…
* Voter turnout in United States elections - Ballotpedia (ballotpedia.org/Voter_turnout_in_United_States…)
* Dive into abstentionism: understanding voter apathy (eligovoting.com/dive-into-abstentionism-unders…)
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