Author: Mike Malloy

Sounding another alarm for progressives wary of the Democratic establishment’s support for Wall Street, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine—has just this week sent a clear message to big banks: He’s in their corner. Kaine signed onto two letters on Monday pushing for financial deregulation—letters that show the Clinton camp “how Kaine could be an asset with banking interests on the fundraising trail,” according to David Dayen at The Intercept on Wednesday. The news should “disqualify” Kaine from the ticket, one prominent progressive group declared...

Those who write with such passion criticizing the national security policies of President Obama should tell us why Vladimir Putin must have rubbed his hands with glee when he read in The Times that, if Russia invades Europe, President Trump would do a budget analysis of Europe defense spending before deciding whether—or not—America would save Europe from being overrun by the Russian dictator (who has expressed admiration for Trump). For those who believe America has significant problems that must be solved by effective leaders, lets summarize the proposals offered by Trump in his speech accepting the GOP nomination for...

For all the disruption and damage that Donald Trump has meant for Republicans, the party’s statement of its views in its newly written convention platform rivals him for shock value. Platforms are traditionally written by and for the party faithful and largely ignored by everyone else. But this year, the Republicans are putting out an agenda that demands notice. It is as though, rather than trying to reconcile Mr. Trump’s heretical views with conservative orthodoxy, the writers of the platform simply opted to go with the most extreme version of every position. Tailored to Mr. Trump’s impulsive bluster, this...

Mike gives us a glimpse as the future as he understands it. And in the process, he tells us who he will vote...

Even Scott Baio doesn’t know why he was personally invited by Donald Trump to speak at this year’s Republican National Convention. Following his four-minute speech, filled with meaningless platitudes such as “make America America again,” the former Joanie Loves Chachi star told CNN’s Dana Bash he “couldn’t tell if [Trump] was joking” when he asked him to deliver an address to the nation. But while that primetime interview on CNN may have been embarrassing for both Baio and Trump, it was nothing compared to what happened when the man known to most millennials as Bob Loblaw sat down with...