In many ways, Glenn Youngkin is off to a great start as Virginia’s new Republican governor. After his swearing-in ceremony last weekend, he immediately took action to let parents decide for themselves whether their children have to wear masks in school, rescinded the coercive vaccine mandate for state employees, and signed an executive order to cut regulations and declare Virginia open for business. Yet on one key issue, Youngkin’s early governance is way off base.

Over the last few weeks, Youngkin has repeatedly defended the liability shield for police officers known as “qualified immunity.”