Abuse of Process

"Unsafe in Any Sport": Purpose of SafeSport is what it does

If it looks like a state actor, talks like a state actor, and deprives citizens of liberty and property like a state actor... it's the US Center for…

Feb 20 • George MJ Perry

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No innocent construction

Cancelations start by ruling out the possibility of goodwill. That is especially easy in sport, a culture that is superficially familiar but profoundly…

Feb 5 • George MJ Perry

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January 2026

Hotel California FC

Lifetime coaching licenses from US Soccer: this could be heaven or this could be hell. For one coach trying to reclaim his reputation, it's hell.

Jan 14 • George MJ Perry

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First draft, final word: Cancelation, narrative foreclosure, and counter-narrative (Updated)

If an accusation is worth reporting, an exoneration is worth at least an edit.

Jan 7 • George MJ Perry

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December 2025

What the yakuza can teach us about cancelation

Banishment is one of the most severe punishments in the Japanese underworld. That alone should tell us something about the consequences of cancelation.

Dec 30, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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Crimes need court, not SafeSport

All the US Center for SafeSport had to do was pick up the phone or send an email. But anyone else could have done that, too.

Dec 13, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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Run out of town

The New York City Marathon was an annual celebration for Michael Capiraso for a decade. Five years post-cancelation, it remains a flashback-laden opener…

Dec 2, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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November 2025

Soccer blacklist exposed info about teens, pros, execs

Why were teenage girls and boys, two former CEOs, and two national team players on the same blacklist as convicted violent felons? And how was I able to…

Nov 19, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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"Cancel culture" hides the damage of cancelation

Cancelation opens grim doors for exploring the human condition. Limiting ourselves to “cancel culture” insulates us from the consequences.

Nov 15, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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USRowing threw a dead man overboard

The US Center for SafeSport did the right thing with the posthumous, 50-year old allegations against Ted Nash... until they didn't.

Nov 11, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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KY should not put force of law behind Center for SafeSport blacklist

The United States' propensity for blacklists and watchlists has its roots in Kentucky. Commonwealth legislators should not deepen this legacy.

Nov 6, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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Temporary punishments permanently damage athletes' careers

A one-year ban is the “death penalty“ in college team sports. Ivan Desyatov’s career, and the Desyatov-Flores ice dancing team, could not survive a few…

Nov 2, 2025 • George MJ Perry

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