Half a Billion for Failure: Maryland’s Foster Care Expansion Ignores the Real Crisis
On September 10, 2025, Maryland Matters ran a glowing report about the Maryland Board of Public Works approving a $465...
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Fathers’ Rights Are Not an Excuse—They’re a Crisis
On social media, I recently wrote: “Every child deserves the love and presence of both parents. Yet so many fathers are...
From Sacramento to Annapolis: The Progressive Playbook Hits Maryland
The flyer blasting California Senator Scott Wiener for his radical bills—legalizing prostitution, creating “safe”...
The Gatekeepers No One Elected: How Maryland’s District Court Commissioners Shape Justice Before a Judge Ever Looks
Maryland’s justice system runs on a 24/7 hinge: District Court commissioners. These are not judges and, by law, they...
Frederick Police Hid Behind the First Amendment to Excuse Inaction at Parents’ Rights Rally
The fallout from the September 10, 2025, parents’ rights rally outside the Frederick County Board of Education has...
The Opportunist: From Gun Board Failure to Family Court Predator
In politics, reputations are hard to shake. In family court, reputations are too easily ignored. Maryland attorney John H....
Maryland Politics Turn Ugly: Threats, Intimidation, and the Silencing of Parents’ Rights
In a state already reeling from rising crime and political division, Maryland politics took another ugly turn this week in...
So You Want to Be a Maryland Magistrate? A Step-by-Step Guide to Letting Criminals Run Free
Have you ever thought, “Gee, I’d love to have the power to release violent offenders back onto the streets, but I...
Maryland Punishes Parents Harder Than Criminals — And It’s a National Shame
In Maryland today, parents seeking to see their children face harsher repercussions than actual criminals. Violent...
Maryland’s “No-Law-Degree-Required” Magistrates: Because Why Should Justice Require Actual Lawyers?
Right now, millions of people are stumbling across a disturbing fact: in Maryland—and many other states—you don’t...
The Deadly Cost of Leniency: How Maryland’s System Keeps Releasing Repeat Offenders Who Kill Again
In the wake of the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light...
Anne Arundel County Schools Put Girls Last with Bathroom Policy
A follower sent us this photo from Old Mill High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Hanging in the girls’ bathroom...
Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach
As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...
Baltimore’s $62 Million Ghost Gun Verdict: Accountability or Scapegoating?
On August 26, 2025, a Baltimore City jury delivered what city leaders call a “historic” victory: a $62 million judgment...
Chris Van Hollen: More Passion for Politics Than His Constituents
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has no shortage of opinions on national and international issues. Scroll through his...
Maryland Schools Open the Year With Mold: Another Failure of Wes Moore’s Priorities
As Maryland students filed back into classrooms for the 2025–26 school year, many parents weren’t worried about test...
Passport to Nowhere: How Child Support Enforcement Blocks Parents from Working
In an age where we’re told that work is the path to independence, one Virginia parent discovered that the very attempt to...
Montgomery County Circuit Court: Where Poverty and Fatherhood Are Crimes
By Michael Phillips Montgomery County, Maryland, is often portrayed as one of the wealthiest, most progressive counties in...
Shadows on the Bench: Maryland’s Judicial Campaign Finance Transparency Problem
When Americans think about judicial integrity, they expect judges to be impartial arbiters of the law. But what happens...
Two Years Without My Son: How Montgomery County Circuit Court Refuses to Enforce Custody Orders
It has now been nearly two years since I last saw my son. Not because I disappeared, not because I failed to show up, not...
Seven Ways Montgomery County Circuit Court Enables Custodial Interference
For years, I have filed petitions, provided evidence, and begged for enforcement of my custody rights in Montgomery County...
Judges Aren’t Invincible: How Maryland Voters Can Keep the Bench Accountable
For too long, Maryland’s judiciary has operated in a climate of comfort and complacency. Judges—whether they sit on the...
Family Court as Legalized Child Trafficking: The Case of Reichert v. Hornbeck
America has spent decades wagging its finger at the rest of the world about “human trafficking,” while right here at...
Maryland’s Long Shadow of Corruption: How History Shapes Distrust in Family Courts
The idea that Maryland’s family courts may be tainted by bias, favoritism, or even outright corruption cannot be...
Loudoun County’s War on Privacy: How Policy 8040 and Title IX Are Being Weaponized Against Students
The controversy out of Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County is the latest example of how radical gender policies are...
Conover v. Conover (2016): How Maryland Courts Redefined Parenthood at the Expense of Parents
In 2016, Maryland’s highest court handed down Conover v. Conover, a decision that upended custody law by recognizing...
Maryland’s Family Courts: Rights on Paper, Injustice in Practice
Family court is supposed to protect children, safeguard parental rights, and ensure fair enforcement of custody and...
Anthony Brown’s Tenure as Maryland AG: A Case Study in Partisan Politics Over Public Accountability
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has proven to be less of a watchdog for Maryland citizens and more of a partisan...
Wes Moore Just Got a Constitutional Slapdown
Governor Wes Moore has spent the better part of his term selling himself as the fresh face of competence, transparency, and...
Double Dipping Isn’t Just Maryland’s Problem – The National Pattern of Replacing Parents While Still Charging Support
By Michael Phillips When Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Family Court allowed John Michel to step into the role of “de...
Child Support & “Double Dipping” – The Absurd Economics of Erasing a Parent
By Michael Phillips In the warped theater of Anne Arundel County Family Court, the Reichert v. Hornbeck saga has reached a...
Maryland’s Parent-Erasure Pattern: Dangerous Crossroads in Custody Law
By Michael Phillips The recent Anne Arundel County ruling in Reichert v. Hornbeck—where Judge Elizabeth S. Morris granted...
Maryland’s New Family Law Loophole: Erasing Parents Without Evidence
By Michael Phillips In Reichert v. Hornbeck, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County has set one of the most dangerous...
The Blueprint of Family Court Abuse: Lessons from Reichert v. Hornbeck
By Michael Phillips In a just society, courts are meant to be the safeguard against tyranny—where facts outweigh...
Harford County Stands Up to Silicon Valley: A Needed Reckoning in the Fight Against Social Media’s Youth Toll
By Michael Phillips In a move that should draw applause from parents across the political spectrum, Harford County Public...
Maryland’s Family Courts Are Failing Families: Here’s Why Reform Can’t Wait
By Michael Phillips In theory, Maryland’s family courts are supposed to be the guardians of justice for families in...
35 Years of the ADA: A Civil Rights Law in Name, Not in Practice
By Michael Phillips Next week, America will mark 35 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Fireworks, Fear, and Lawlessness: Ocean City’s July 4th Chaos Reveals a Growing Crisis of Public Disorder
By Michael Phillips On what should have been a night of patriotic celebration, Ocean City, Maryland instead became a case...
“Who’s Protecting the Children?”: John Myrick Calls for Family Court Investigation in Maryland
By | July 2025 In Maryland, it’s easier to garnish a father’s wages than it is to guarantee him a phone call with his...
Restoring Order or Overreaching? Laurel’s Summer Youth Curfew Draws a Line
By Michael Phillips In a move both praised and condemned, the City of Laurel, Maryland, has taken a bold stand against...