Essays Without the Noise

These essays are written with one goal in mind: more signal, less noise. Here you will find historical perspective, medical and policy analysis, and measured commentary on the presidency, healthcare, medicine, and public life—written to illuminate rather than inflame.

HISTORY AFTER THE CREDITS, Arts and Entertainment Paul G. Schmitz, M.D. HISTORY AFTER THE CREDITS, Arts and Entertainment Paul G. Schmitz, M.D.

Robin Hood: Searching for the Man Behind the Legend

Give me a castle, a longbow, and a thoroughly unpleasant sheriff, and I’m probably watching. But how much of Robin Hood’s story is history? A trip through the movies and medieval tales reveals how the legend grew—and raises an awkward question: why are we so willing to forgive our favorite outlaw?

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