  I discuss a number of novel tests of QCD at the LHC, measurements which can
illuminate fundamental features of hadron physics. I also review the "Principle
of Maximum Conformality" (PMC) which systematically sets the renormalization
scale order-by-order in pQCD, eliminating an unnecessary theoretical
uncertainty. The PMC allows LHC experiments to test QCD much more precisely,
and the sensitivity of LHC measurements to physics beyond the Standard Model is
increased.
