“I have to wonder if my unwillingness to challenge the family business of Liberty is because of my own family. I want to protect my wife and kids, provide for them, keep them comfortable,” Olson said. “But in prioritizing those things—in keeping quiet to protect the family, so to speak—am I doing the very thing Liberty has done all along?” This comparison—Liberty as a mafia, the Falwells as ruthless dons—was so provocative that Olson looked surprised with himself for having invited it.
