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In the Wake of the Pro‐​Trump Attack on the Capitol, Let’s Clarify What ‘Sedition’ and ‘Incitement’ Mean

Donald Trump urged his followers to go directly to Congress on Wednesday. Was he inciting them to riot? The pro‐​Trump mob that shortly thereafter invaded the Capitol engaged in criminal behavior. Was it sedition? Was it treason? Walter Olson says we should define our terms clearly.