Father & Co.
Michael Phillips, Alan AdamsWhat happens when the system designed to protect families becomes the source of harm? Father & Co. investigates family courts, custody disputes, and the mental health consequences of institutional failure.
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Now You Know, Pete
Pete Buttigieg got one day inside the system that swallows families whole. The people we cover don’t get out in 24 hours.
On June 26, 2026, Pete Buttigieg published a Substack post that has been read by millions. In it, he descri...
Marriage Equality Matters. So Does Family Court Equality.
Eleven years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the right to marry the person you love. Obergefell v. Hodges was a landmark — a decision that extended dignity, liberty, and equal protection to millions...
PTSD Is Not a Parenting Defect: Family Courts Must Stop Treating Veterans' Disabilities as Risk Without Individualized ADA Assessments
By Alan Adams, Major, USAF (Ret.) | PTSD Awareness Month | June 2026
Disclosure: Alan Adams is a retired U.S. Air Force Major and one of the individuals discussed in this article. He is currently a plaintiff in federal civil right...
Child Welfare Selective Service
Politicians who can’t find the urgency to fix family courts that sever thousands of American children from fit parents every year become experts in child welfare the moment an ICE headline arrives. The difference isn’t compassion. It’s c...
What You're Missing This Father's Day
Tomorrow is Father’s Day.
You won’t call. You won’t be at the door. There won’t be a card, or a few hours at a park, or even a FaceTime that lasts longer than ten minutes. There will be nothing — because that is what Christina Avger...
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Maryland-based. I write across politics, law, media, family, and technology for Riptide, MDBayNews, Father & Co., and Media & Mechanism. Don't mind my ADHD-fueled curiosity.
Retired U.S. Air Force Major, Navazon Inc. President, advocate, and father. A 9/11 Pentagon and domestic violence survivor, he writes and speaks on resilience, leadership, Amazon 1P business optimization, justice, disability rights, and perseverance.
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