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Category Archives: Envisage
Government Contractors and the Perpetuation of War
Lockheed Martin has been working on its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet since October 26th, 2001. Like Bell Boeing’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor personnel aircraft, the F-35 has had a long and infamous development phase over the past 12 years. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Dismal Science, The Four Pillars
Tagged alternative, Austrian Economics, deficit spending, economics, F-35, fiat currency, free market, government, government contractors, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Ludwig von Mises, military, military industrial complex, NPR, Pentagon, perpetuating war
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Formatting MLS, Part 4: Global Tradition, American Appeal
The debate between the so-dubiously-called “Euro-snobs” and the more “nationalistic” American soccer fans has created a clash of philosophies about the sport. Should we become more like Europe and adopt the Old World system of the game completely, or should … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Beautiful Game
Tagged A-League, American sports, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brazilian Serie A, Bundesliga, Canada, CONCACAF, Concacaf Champions League, congested schedule, Don Garber, England, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Eric Wynalda, Eric Wynalda speech, FIFA, France, Germany, IFAB, international calendar, Italy, J-League, Japan, knockout, La Liga, la liguilla, Liga MX, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, match day, MLS, MLS Cup Final, MLS schedule, MLS season, NASL, National Professional Soccer League, NCAA, NCAA men's soccer, NCAA soccer, Netherlands, North American Soccer League, NSCAA, playoffs, Primera Division, schedule change, season, Sepp Blatter, Serie A, soccer, Spain, Supporter's Shield, tournament, travel, United Soccer Association, United States, US Youth Development Program, USA, USSF, World Cup
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Formatting MLS, Part 3: Market Saturation
The diversity our league faces when it comes to logistics (vast geographical distances; an array of mentalities and cultures; varying weather and climes) are enough to doom it from the very beginning. But, provided you have managed to overcome these … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Beautiful Game
Tagged A-League, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brazilian Serie A, Bundesliga, Canada, cities, city, Contraction Era, Don Garber, economics, England, English Premier League, Eredivisie, FIFA, France, Germany, Italy, J-League, Japan, La Liga, Liga MX, Liga ZON Sagres, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, market saturation, marketing, metropolis, Mexico, MLS, MLS Cup, MLS Expansion, Netherlands, New Zealand, population, population centers, Portugal, Primera Division, Sepp Blatter, Serie A, soccer, Spain, statistics, target priority, United States, US, Wales
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Discovering Community Through Creativity
Once in awhile I get a great idea. It’s just unfortunate that I usually don’t follow through with my ideas by putting them into action. I was told not so long ago that this could be due to Attention Deficit … Continue reading
Posted in Castles in the Air, Envisage, Footsteps on Concrete, The Beautiful Game, Wesism
Tagged adult, American Youth Soccer Organization, association football, AYSO, community, community soccer, Detroit, Detroit City Football League, dream, dreams, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, league, Major League Soccer, Pennsylvania, Project Play-Maker, rec leage, soccer, United States, United States Soccer Federation, vision
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Formatting MLS, Part 2: Logistics
To kick things off (pun not intended), I think we first need to look at the tangible; the physical world. Material challenges pose one of the biggest obstacles that American sports, especially soccer, need to navigate around. So let us … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Beautiful Game
Tagged A-League, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bundesliga, Canada, distance, England, English Premier League, entity, France, geography, Germany, Italy, Japan, La Liga, land area, Ligue 1, local, Major League Soccer, markets, Mexico, MLS, NASL, Netherlands, Primera Division, regional, residency academies, Russia, Russian Premier League, Serie A, single entity, size, soccer, soccer academy, Spain, sports, sports markets, structure, travel, travel costs, travel expenses, United States, USL-PRO, weather, youth development
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Formatting MLS, Part 1: Introduction
There’s been a lot of talk lately about what sort of format is the most ideal for MLS. Whether it’s the single-table crowd versus the conference crowd; or the promotion/relegation proponents versus the traditional American major/minor league favorites; there are … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Beautiful Game
Tagged American Soccer Pyramid, Canada, Canadian Soccer Association, challenges, commissioner, CSA, Don Garber, Fans, format, ideal, league, league structure, Major League Soccer, market, MLB, MLS, NFL, NHL, series, soccer, sport, structure, United States, US, US Soccer Federation, USSF
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Replacing War
In 1969, Honduras and El Salvador fought a pretty gruesome war over immigration. Usually referred to as The Football War, this conflict came to a head during qualifying for the 1970 World Cup where both nations faced off in an … Continue reading
Posted in Envisage, The Beautiful Game, The Four Pillars, The Higher Path, Wesism
Tagged amateur sport, armed conflict, association football, battlefield, Britain, coliseum, conflict, conflict resolution, death pit, El Salvador, England, fighting, football, Football Association, Football League, Football War, France, Germany, gladiators, Honduras, humanity, non-violence, non-violent conflict, Olympic, professional sport, replacing war, Roman Empire, Rome, soccer, soccer war, Spain, sport, UK, United States, violence, war, World Cup
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