Wallbuilders Live! With David Barton & Rick Green

Start with the hard truth: you can’t fix culture if you ignore the home. We sit down with Jack Brewer—former NFL captain turned fatherhood advocate—to unpack why the most stubborn problems in crime, education, and reentry trace back to one root issue: fatherlessness. Jack tells the story of growing up with an engaged dad while watching talented cousins fall into trouble, then connects those experiences to data and the daily reality he sees inside prisons across America.Jack’s approach is both compassionate and tough. He helped shape major fatherhood legislation in Florida and Ohio, then built programs that go straight into facilities and neighborhoods where hope feels scarce. The model is simple and demanding: train men to be present fathers, enforce clear standards, connect them to their children with tangible support—birthday gifts, groceries, scholarships—and set them up for life after release with IDs, resumes, phones, and references. Most of his staff have served time; they deliver empathy with credibili