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Pickett's Charge and the Capitol Siege: Unaddressed Legacy of the American Civil War

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        Wisdom and Lessons from the Battle of Gettysburg     Several hours into my drive back to New York from the Heartland this past a couple days into 2021, I could not help but notice the sign for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Since learning about my father's side service to the Union by my Grandfather when I was a child, I have always found interest in this key period in American history.  After seeing the "Sack on Capitol Hill", I could not help but think of the Gettysburg's infamous, "Pickett's Charge", and what it means for the hope of our Union restoring its civil society and trust in its democratic-republic values rooted in our Constitution. The town has a great college and an even greater history; it quickly rose to prominence in 1863 as it became the terrain of the pivotal battle between the Union vs. Confederate troops. General Lee recognized he was running short on supplies, time, a stable currency, and resources-- Pres. Lincoln had rece...
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Seat at the Table: Including our Veterans to Rebuild Civil Society

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Seat at the Table: Including our Veterans to Rebuild Civil Society      D.R. Scott DuLac Advisory   When I was 9 years old, my Grandfather showed me a pocket-watch photo of his Great Grandfather in Union Blues, during America’s Civil War. Born in the days of race-based enslavement, I looked proudly at this time portal to my ancestor who left all he knew to help make other men free.   Just think, when he joined the Army, America did not have the 13 th , 14 th , or 15 th Amendments. It was thus constitutional to traffic human beings, force them into inherited work contracts, assault or kill them for alleged disobedience, and claim them as 3/5ths proportional representation for Congress. We are forever indebted to those who risked their lives in that terrible war to help make others free, and propel America closer to its original hope: to be a bastion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people .   On Veteran’s Day, we pause to salute...
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Ideas for Helping America Sustain and Recover from COVID19

  Wall Street Redemption— 9 Ideas for Helping America Sustain and Recover from COVID19    Ryan Scott Director DuLac Capital Advisory L.L.C. 04/21/2020 Wall Street Redemption: 9 Ideas for Wall Street to Help America through the Covid Crisis Never in modern history have so many nations been forced to shut down their economies to save lives from a viral pandemic. We should applaud leadership at all levels for their unity and resolve in steering our country across these COVID-19 troubled waters. With the effort to “win the fight” against COVID-19, our nation’s leaders rightfully forced people to stay at home. This effectively became the rallying cry to help reduce hospital bottlenecks and slow the spread. This is an ironic contra-positive to the historic trumpeting of previous during war time efforts where strength was projected outward. Entire livelihoods are now in limbo. The economy will certainly go back to what it has before when knocked down. However, the pace an...
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