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Happy Monday! And a belated Happy Birthday to Mel Brooks, who turned 100 on Sunday! He’s outlived the studio system, the Borscht Belt, and every comedian who ever tried to be funnier than him.
Evan Spear is a Morning Dispatch Reporter, based in Washington D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2026, he graduated from the University of Chicago with degrees in history and political science. He has previously interned at The Dispatch and CNN. When not writing for The Morning Dispatch, he is probably playing golf, reading a book, or trying (and failing) to find a place to swim.
