The Fatherhood Framework: Dylan Macinerney on Public Policy, Diapers, and the Culture  Wars

World's Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil · Apr 22, 2026 · 1h 2m

Dylan McInerney spent five years on Capitol Hill, built a career in public policy and strategic communications, and now writes the Substack newsletter The Fatherhood Framework, where he explores modern fatherhood through the lens of culture and policy. He also has a two-year-old who has completely wrecked his assumptions about himself. In this episode, Neil and Ali sit down with Dylan to talk about what parenthood actually does to the way you think, not just as a parent, but as a citizen. They get into the real cost of childcare (spoiler: it's up to $1,400 a month in Austin and climbing), the…