https://RationalAmerica.com/tags/skeptical-inquiry/Recent content in Skeptical-Inquiry on Rational AmericaHugoen-usSat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://RationalAmerica.com/posts/2026-10-24-what-happens-when-democracy-stops-asking-questions/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://RationalAmerica.com/posts/2026-10-24-what-happens-when-democracy-stops-asking-questions/<h1 id="what-happens-when-democracy-stops-asking-questions">What happens when democracy stops asking questions</h1> <p>The headline arrived with all the markings of a firing squad. “COURT RULES ELECTION RESULTS VOID.” All caps. An unverified account with a blue checkmark that had been purchased. A share count that suggested thousands had already amplified it before anyone thought to stop.</p> <p>In the three seconds it took me to read it, my reflex was to feel alarm. Then the algorithm waited for me to click. But I didn’t. I’d seen that same account post the same headline last month, with slightly different dates and different names for the imaginary judges involved.</p>