SCOTTSVILLE, Va. — When it comes to weather, Virginia and North Carolina have had it all this year. From Hurricane Irene to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake to numerous tornadoes, residents have found themselves scrambling to prepare for storms and cleaning…
The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...