Ignorance is a superpower. And, like any superpower, it can be used for good or for evil. In these times, most of us are all too aware of the price paid for ignorance. It can set back progress for generations. But knowledge of one’s... Read More

White supremacists march near the library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photo courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center. John Halliday, director of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (JMRL), is not sure how to get racists away from... Read More

Hate speech is a special kind of evil. It doesn’t commit acts of violence, but it’s a vital part of inciting the anger leading to violence. Just in the past century, Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and select others provided... Read More

“Hey Johnny, what are you rebelling against?” Marlon Brando’s character was asked in the 1953 film, The Wild One, to which Brando famously replied: “Whadda you got?” Well, fast-forward to the Internet age, and today’s rebels... Read More

Our theme this month is #KnowledgeMatters for obvious reasons. At Foreword Reviews, it is safe to say that we are in favor of learning, in favor of giving and receiving information that is correct, and not incorrect—no matter whether... Read More

This month at Foreword, we are dedicated to convincing everyone that knowledge matters. From addressing conspiracy theories, to impassioned pleas from people on the front lines of fact-finding, we think the power of knowledge and the... Read More

Something happened along the way to the free-information utopia envisioned by the Internet’s pioneers. It became infested with liars and hucksters. And the result is … well, we’ve lived it every day here in the United States since... Read More

Conspiracy theories are perpetual motion machines. If you don’t believe them, you are either part of the conspiracy or have been duped by it. Either way, all it takes is some random person—everybody from your uncle to the president... Read More