# The 2020 Election and the Capitol Insurrection **URL:** **By** Walter Olson, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** January 29, 2021 --- Walter Olson joins the show to discuss the tense situation that arose after the 2020 election results were announced. ## Show notes: Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies, comes on the show to discuss the fallout of the 2020 election culminating with the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. They discuss how institutions like congress faired during the Trump administration, how and when election fraud concerns should be addressed, as well as the 'whataboutism' of people comparing the capitol insurrection to 2020 protests. What is objective morality? How could we improve our voting systems? How did our institutions hold up in the face of violence? ## Further Reading: [Trump Cannot Stay In Power By Declaring Martial Law](https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-cannot-stay-power-declaring-martial-law?queryID=f49bd11239cc5ff92b489a028f7d0ea4), written by Walter Olson [10 House Members: Response To Capitol Attack Must Not Curtail Civil Liberties](https://www.cato.org/blog/ten-democrats-response-capitol-attack-must-not-roll-back-civil-liberties), written by Walter Olson