In this conversation, I sit down with Stephen Baskerville and Rick Bradford to explore a provocative idea: could father custody be the key to addressing many of the injustices men face? Both men are leading experts in this area, and together they examine some fascinating angles. One insight is that the legal contract of marriage doesn’t just unite two people — it’s also the mechanism that legally creates fathers. Yet when that contract is dissolved through divorce, the law often strips fathers of their rights, reducing them to mere “visitors” in their children’s lives. This and much more is unpacked in our discussion.
We also point to Rick’s and Stephen’s books (linked below) and to AI tools that allow you to interact with their work directly.
If you’ve ever wondered why custody is such a defining issue — not just for fathers but for the future of men’s rights and well-being — this dialogue offers insights you won’t want to miss.
Men are good, as are you.
Books on Amazon by Stephen
Taken Into Custody https://amzn.to/3nGaMh6
Who Lost America https://amzn.to/4mOH2tD
Books on Amazon by Rick
The Empathy Gap https://amzn.to/3KrnONb
The Destructivists https://amzn.to/4pPwWLM
AI custom GPT’s
Taken Into Custody - Stephen Baskerville
The Empathy Gap - William Collins
The Empathy Gap 2 - Williams Collins
The Destructivists - William Collins
Who Lost America - Stephen Baskerville
ICMI speeches by both Stephen and Rick on this topic
ICMI24: Professor Stephen Baskerville - “The Men’s Marriage Strike Threatens the Political Class”
ICMI24: William Collins - “Feminism, Cultural Collapse and the Rise of Authoritarianism in the West”
Stephen Essay
