The lessons to be learned and excitement of history are too often obscured behind dates, places, and statistics—what’s missing is what lurks in the hearts of men (and women). History books would be so much more compelling if we knew... Read More
August 18th, 2020, marked the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibited the federal government and state legislatures from denying any citizen the right to vote based on sex. It was a hard-fought victory for women’s... Read More
Here at Foreword, we’re great fans of novels that make mischief with current events, especially in sensitive political areas and with factions of society that take themselves too seriously. Under the guise of historical fantasy, The... Read More
With the previous school year cut short and the start of the next one still too nebulous to hang your hat on, the charm of COVID-compliant family time has started to wear thin for many parents. Whether they are toddlers or teens,... Read More
From news desks to local commercials, it seems all we’ve heard about over the past several months is how “unprecedented” and “uncertain” these times are. While that could hardly escape most of us who are living daily in this... Read More
Many of us started out this period of self-isolation with high hopes and big dreams. We were finally going to make a dent in that to-read list, plant that garden, clear out the garage, or—apparently for a great many of us—learn to... Read More
One of the things that makes racism such a thorny problem is that a great many of us who care deeply about racial issues unknowingly commit racially insensitive acts on occasion. We didn’t intend to offend, we just didn’t know any... Read More
Across all forms of media, science fiction is one genre that has been consistently beloved. While we can be enchanted by the sorcerers and spells of fantasy, transfixed by the twists and turns of a well-plotted mystery, or shed a tear at... Read More