Adam N Peck
Washington, D.C.
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Let Your Winners Run: Why SMID-Cap Investing May Be the All-Star Strategy Your Portfolio Needs
Picture a baseball team forced to trade their all-stars just as they hit their stride. Each season, rising stars who drove the team's success are replaced with rookies or aging veterans - a strategy that would cripple any franchise's competitive edge. This scenario plays out regularly in small-cap portfolios when top performers graduate to mid-cap status and exit the Russell 2000 benchmark, leaving investors to watch their hard-earned gains walk off the field.
Top things to do this Halloween in Newcastle
Top things to do this Halloween in Newcastle Give yourself the heebie-jeebies when you make your way around Newcastle Castle on a spooky evening walk. Meeting outside the Castle Keep entrance, make your way around one of Newcastle's most haunted buildings, with exclusive access on the spookiest night of the year. Listen intently as your guide recalls tales of the Castle Keep's gory past and explore the dark chambers and passageways of the 12th century tower.
Some of Shelly's Blues, by Amy Rigby
about Amy Rigby Catskill, New York Amy Rigby has been writing, performing and recording her transcendent songs about everyday life for over 30 years, first with bands Last Roundup & the Shams in NYC, from 1996 solo debut Diary Of A Mod Housewife to The Old Guys (2018). She published her first book Girl To City last year. “..one of the country’s best songwriters, with a mordant wit & keen eye for emotional detail.” Chicago Reader ...
CON: There were two candidates on stage, but only one adult
CON: There were two candidates on stage, but only one adult It took all of 10 seconds for the first of three presidential debates between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump to devolve into yet another Trump temper tantrum. Time and again, moderator Chris Wallace begged, pleaded and at times even yelled at the president to stop interrupting his own questions -- to say nothing of Biden's answers -- but his protestations, much like the rest of his performance, were largely ineffective.
FORUM 2: Two candidates, only one adult
FORUM 2: Two candidates, only one adult IT TOOK all of 10 seconds for the first of three presidential debates between Joe Biden and President Trump to devolve into yet another Trump temper tantrum. Time and again, moderator Chris Wallace begged, pleaded and at times even yelled at the president to stop interrupting his own questions—to say nothing of Biden’s answers—but his protestations, much like the rest of his performance, were largely ineffective.
COMMENTARY: 2 candidates, only 1 adult
COMMENTARY: 2 candidates, only 1 adult It took all of 10 seconds for the first of three presidential debates between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump to devolve into yet another Trump temper tantrum. Time and again, moderator Chris Wallace begged, pleaded and at times even yelled at the president to stop interrupting his own questions — to say nothing of Biden’s answers — but his protestations, much like the rest of his performance, were largely ineffective.
Adam Peck: At least white supremacists thrilled over debate
Adam Peck: At least white supremacists thrilled over debate It took all of 10 seconds for the first of three presidential debates between Joe Biden and President Trump to devolve into yet another Trump temper tantrum. Time and again, moderator Chris Wallace begged, pleaded and at times even yelled at the president to stop interrupting his own questions — to say nothing of Biden’s answers — but his protestations, much like the rest of his performance, were largely ineffective.
Counterpoint: There Were Two Candidates on Stage, but Only One Adult – InsideSources
Editor’s Note: For another viewpoint, see Point: As Bad As It Can Get It took all of 10 seconds for the first of three presidential debates between Joe Biden and President Trump to devolve into yet another Trump temper tantrum. Time and again, moderator Chris Wallace begged, pleaded and at times even yelled at the president to stop interrupting his own questions — to say nothing of Biden’s answers — but his protestations, much like the rest of his performance, were largely ineffective.
Mayor Bloomberg: NYPD ‘Stops Whites Too Much And Minorities Too Little’
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the police department’s controversial stop and frisk program during a radio interview on Friday morning, and complained that the NYPD was stopping too many white people. The comment was made during an interview with WOR-NY host John Gambling, who questioned the mayor about some of the troubling statistics of the city’s stop and frisk program and the city’s falling murder rate.
House Democrats turn their attention to Donald Trump’s involvement in hush money payments
Adam Peck Twitter Sep 3, 2019, 5:45 pm NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) speaks to reporters as she exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City.
Dick’s Sporting Goods removed guns from their stores, and sales are climbing
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 25, 2019, 1:42 pm DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA - MAY 29: A sign is posted on the exterior of a Dick's Sporting Goods store on May 29, 2019 in Daly City, California. Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods stock surged on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and raised its full year outlook. The sporting goods retailer announced that it expects to earn from $3.20 to $3.40 a share, compared to its estimate of $3.15 to $3.35 per share.
Donald Trump was having ‘second thoughts’ on his trade war with China for about an hour
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 25, 2019, 11:28 am BIARRITZ, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the G7 summit on August 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France. Credit: Dylan Martinez - Pool/Getty Images Donald Trump is currently abroad, attending the G-7 summit in France.
Pro-LGBTQ Republican group endorses the most anti-LGBTQ president since Reagan
Once upon a time, the Log Cabin Republicans were nominally a pro-LGBTQ organization. “There are still too many Republican candidates who try to capitalize on gay issues by using anti-gay politics,” decried the group’s former executive director Patrick Sammon back in 2008. “I think it’s less effective.
In response to the latest mass shooting, the NRA goes after the real enemy: anti-gun rich people
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 15, 2019, 12:18 pm NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 27: National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 27, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland.
More than 10,000 guns taken out of circulation through New Zealand’s ambitious buyback program
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 13, 2019, 8:00 am CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 13: In this handout image provided by New Zealand Police, collected firearms are seen at Riccarton Racecourse on July 13, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Credit: New Zealand Police/Getty Images A far-right mass murderer opens fire on a crowd of worshippers. His guns discharge hundreds of rounds in a matter of minutes. Bullets enter dozens of bodies indiscriminately. Fifty-one people die. A further 49 are injured.
The 2020 presidential election might be the first to hinge on gun control
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 9, 2019, 8:00 am MIAMI, FLORIDA - A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images When is the right time to have a meaningful, substantive debate on gun control?
The 2020 election might be the first to hinge on gun control
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 9, 2019, 8:00 am MIAMI, FLORIDA - A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images When is the right time to have a meaningful, substantive debate on gun control?
The country needs a consoling voice right now. Instead, all we have is Donald Trump.
Once upon a time, when residents of the United States found themselves under attack from those looking to do us harm, Americans sought comfort, assurance, and leadership from the person duly elected to provide all of the above. “We know somehow that what happened to you has pierced the soul of America,” said President Bill Clinton, on May 21, 1999, shortly after the killings of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam.
Americans today will seek comfort and reassurance from President Trump. Good luck with that.
Once upon a time, when residents of the United States found themselves under attack from those looking to do us harm, Americans sought comfort, assurance, and leadership from the person duly elected to provide all of the above. “We know somehow that what happened to you has pierced the soul of America,” said President Bill Clinton, on May 21, 1999, shortly after the killings of 13 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam.
The U.S. Has Been Averaging More Than 1 Mass Shooting Per Day
Adam Peck Politics, The El Paso and Dayton shootings weren’t an aberration. They were a statistical certainty. The U.S. Has Been Averaging More Than 1 Mass Shooting Per Day On Saturday, millions of Americans went to bed mourning the latest deadly mass shooting — this one in El Paso, Texas — and woke up the next day to news of a second, in Dayton, Ohio.
The El Paso and Dayton shootings weren’t an aberration. They were a statistical certainty.
Adam Peck Twitter Aug 5, 2019, 12:46 pm A family lights a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the Cielo Vista Mall Wal-Mart (background) where a shooting left 20 people dead in El Paso, Texas, on August 4, 2019. Credit: Mark RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images On Saturday, millions of Americans went to bed mourning the latest deadly mass shooting — this one in El Paso, Texas — and woke up the next day to news of a second, in Dayton, Ohio.
Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia’s most loyal henchman, again sides with the Royal Family over Congress
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 29, 2019, 8:30 am RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 20: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) presents state medal to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017. Credit: Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Congress is planning a series of override votes late Monday to try to block President Donald Trump from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
Donald Trump once again sides with Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family over Congress
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 29, 2019, 8:30 am RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 20: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) presents state medal to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017. Credit: Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Congress is planning a series of override votes late Monday to try to block President Donald Trump from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
Why MSNBC Dumped Pat Buchanan: His 10 Most Outrageous Statements
Yesterday, Pat Buchanan announced that his tenure as a commentator at MSNBC was finally over, ending months of speculation about his absence from his once-frequent perch aside morning anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Calls for Buchanan’s firing by groups like Color of Change, Credo, and Media Matters had been loud and growing, following years of controversial, offensive and outright bigoted statements made by Buchanan without apology or remorse.
‘Go back to your country,’ coffee chain employee tells Muslim couple in Michigan
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 20, 2019, 12:35 pm Customers eat at a Tim Hortons coffee house of the Central Plaza on February 27, 2019. Credit: Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images Ameur Dhaimini and Alaa Kouider pulled up to a Tim Horton’s drive-thru window in Ypsilanti, Michigan, last month and ordered two drinks. When the store got their order wrong, the couple went inside to have the simple mistake corrected.
Missouri Republican Senator trots out anti-Semitic trope during speech before national conservative group
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 20, 2019, 11:09 am WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitor's Center Auditorium June 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images On Tuesday this week, freshman Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) made an appearance at the National Conservatism Conference to deliver the keynote address.
Trump resurfaces degrading rumor about Ilhan Omar amid racism controversy
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 17, 2019, 6:13 pm Trump resurfaces degrading rumor about Ilhan Omar amid racism controversy. (PHOTO Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his racist attacks on a group of Democratic lawmakers during an impromptu press conference on the White House lawn, reigniting a false and defamatory rumor about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that first surfaced during her victorious state Senate campaign in 2016.
The long, growing list of somebodies that Trump used to know
Rarely has an elected official anywhere in the world lied with as much ease and disregard as the current occupant of the Oval Office. Donald Trump’s lies are so bountiful, it becomes necessary to group them into subcategories to catalogue them all. There are his broken promises, the things he said he would do as president that he has either ignored or outright contradicted.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over Epstein plea deal controversy
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 12, 2019, 10:24 am Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over Epstein plea deal controversy. (PHOTO Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced Friday he would resign his post during an impromptu press conference outside the White House.
Donald Trump is cheapening the U.S. military, just like he cheapens everything
Adam Peck Twitter Jul 4, 2019, 7:00 am US President Donald Trump arrives to speak after touring the Lima Army Tank Plant at Joint Systems Manufacturing in Lima, Ohio, March 20, 2019. Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The Flagrant Overcompensation for Unusually Rotund and Tiny Hands™ — or F.O.U.R.T.H. — of July celebration being put on by Donald Trump hit all kinds of snags in the days before Thursday’s federal holiday.
How did the 2020 Democrats do on the second night of debates? ThinkProgress members weigh in
If night one of the Democratic presidential debates was a study in wonkery, night two was a show of theatrics. One day after Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Julian Castro earned high praise from ThinkProgress readers for their performance at the first 2020 Democratic debate, the second night on Thursday belonged to Kamala Harris. The California senator was pegged an early front-runner long before entering the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Pete Buttigieg staged a public reckoning on the issue of race and policing during latest debate
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 27, 2019, 11:39 pm MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 27: South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (L) and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
Standouts, letdowns, and a whole lot of dithering: ThinkProgress members assess the first debate
The first 10 Democratic candidates staged the inaugural presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle on Wednesday night, and spent much of their limited time talking over one another in an attempt to set themselves apart from the unmanageably large field.
Heading into the debates, what do progressive voters want to hear from the candidates?
Tonight, 10 Democratic presidential candidates will appear on stage for the first of several debates stretching from now until well into next year. With more than 20 candidates officially vying for the party’s nomination — welcome Joe Sestak, who entered the fray just this week — the “first” debate is actually split across two nights this week, with another 10 candidates fielding questions on Thursday.
Ta-Nehisi Coates dismantles Mitch McConnell’s excuse for opposing reparations on live TV
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 19, 2019, 2:19 pm UNITED STATES - JUNE 19: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates testifies about reparations for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday June 19, 2019.
The internal poll that Donald Trump said didn’t exist was just leaked
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 14, 2019, 4:20 pm Donald Trump's own internal poll numbers have been...deflating. Credit: Tolga AKMEN / AFP ABC News on Friday published the results of an internal poll conducted by President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in March, a survey that Trump himself denied even existed. The poll found Trump trailing Joe Biden by huge margins in states he carried in 2016, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. is in jeopardy of losing its liquor license
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 14, 2019, 10:10 am WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: With the Trump International Hotel Washington standing across the street, the normally busy Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is mostly quiet as the partial federal government shutdown continues January 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The last two and a half years of this administration have been enough to cause anyone to reach for the drink.
Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave White House by the end of the month
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 13, 2019, 4:52 pm Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in the White House Press Briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC, in May 2018. (Photo credit: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Trump administration’s longest-serving press secretary, will leave her post by the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday afternoon.
Bill Donohue: It’s ‘a Lot Less Expensive’ To Fight Victims Of Pedophile Priests
This morning, The New York Times published an article outlining the Catholic Church’s apparent new strategy for dealing with lawsuits brought by the victims of sexual assault. Namely, filing legal actions designed to cripple organizations that support victims of pedophile priests. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, is the target of one such suit.
No longer comfortable with legacy pro-Israel groups, many Jewish Americans are looking elsewhere
On the first Sunday in June, as is tradition, tens of thousands of American Jews lined the streets of midtown Manhattan to march. The Celebrate Israel Parade has been held annually since 1964, beckoning hundreds of congregations, youth groups, charity organizations, and activist networks to gather and march up 5th Avenue in celebration of the State of Israel.
Biden still supports Hyde Amendment barring federal funding for abortion, campaign says
Adam Peck Twitter Jun 5, 2019, 12:27 pm HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAY 13: Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to voters on May 13, 2019 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Last month, a volunteer with the American Civil Liberties Union cornered former Vice President Joe Biden on a rope line at a campaign event and pressed him for an answer to a simple question: Would he commit to repealing the Hyde Amendment?
Don’t let Donald Trump’s tiny little hands anywhere near infrastructure spending
Adam Peck Twitter May 24, 2019, 3:27 pm NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 14: A New York City Police Officer (NYPD) stands guard across the street from Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, August 14, 2017 in New York City. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images For the 5,713th time since taking office, Donald Trump failed to deliver on his promise of even a single day devoted to infrastructure policy, let alone an entire week.
Pete Buttigieg rips Donald Trump for faking a disability in order to dodge Vietnam draft
Adam Peck Twitter May 23, 2019, 2:24 pm WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg answers questions at a Washington Post Live discussion May 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images On Thursday morning during a panel sponsored by The Washington Post, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 presidential contender Pete Buttigieg put Donald Trump on blast, calling him out for faking a disability in order to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War.
Walmart workers are bringing a megaphone to the 2019 shareholders meeting: Bernie Sanders
Adam Peck Twitter May 21, 2019, 12:14 pm Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to federal contract workers during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, to push for a raise to the minimum wage to $15 an hour. (PHOTO Credit: Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) Every year, Walmart stages a massive, multi-day meeting in Arkansas for the company’s shareholders, not far from the corporate headquarters of the world’s largest retail store.
Bracket Ever After
The Definitive, Indisputable, Scientifically-Verified* Showdown of the Best Disney Songs Ever. Now that I’m out of the running for a billion dollars (thanks a lot, Dayton) and can safely kiss my office pool entry fee goodbye, my interest in March Madness has dropped off considerably. But I love a good infographic, and brackets are the visual-du-jour for at least another week or so.
The Republican Party is causing more abortions than it’s stopping
In the 46 years since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, perhaps no single month has witnessed more aggressive legislative threats to reproductive rights than the one we’re in right now. In just the last few weeks, Georgia and Alabama passed sweeping bills aimed at effectively banning abortions and punishing the women, gender minorities, and doctors who seek or perform the procedure.
Republicans say their goal is to stop abortions. Their policies say otherwise.
In the 46 years since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, perhaps no single month has witnessed more aggressive legislative threats to reproductive rights than the one we’re in right now. In just the last few weeks, Georgia and Alabama passed sweeping bills aimed at effectively banning abortions and punishing the women, gender minorities, and doctors who seek or perform the procedure.
Elizabeth Warren draws a line in the sand for the rest of the 2020 field: Fox News
Adam Peck Twitter May 14, 2019, 4:33 pm PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 13: Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) addresses the media after holding a teacher's union town hall on May 13, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images Breaking with several top candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary field, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday publicly vowed not to appear on Fox News, calling the network a “hate-for-profit” enterprise.
The North Carolina GOP will try this whole primary thing again, this time with less election fraud
Adam Peck Twitter May 13, 2019, 8:00 am State Sen. Dan Bishop is leading a crowded field of Republicans fighting for the nomination in North Carolina's do-over congressional election. Credit: Dan Bishop/Facebook More than 700,000 North Carolinians have been without congressional representation since January. They live in the state’s 9th congressional district, which runs along the border with South Carolina.
Activists, sensing ulterior motives, offer muted praise for donation of HIV prevention drug
Adam Peck Twitter May 11, 2019, 12:35 pm Truvada for PrEP is an HIV prevention medication sold at enormous markups by pharmaceutical giant Gilead. Credit: Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Earlier this week, pharmaceutical giant Gilead trumpeted some big news: they would donate a decade’s worth of the HIV prevention drug known as Truvada for PrEP for as many as 200,000 people.
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