The Virgil Scoot I Knew

A sad tale of betrayal from the last of the reform conservatives

I had high hopes for Virgil Octavius Scoot when he entered my coterie of sensible moderate conservatives in 2015. Writing under the pseudonym Crowdpleaser — which I feel comfortable revealing, since details of this connection have leaked — Scoot had an impressive resume, including Yale Law and Marine service, and a passionate commitment to Reform Conser…