Alec Dent
Alec Dent is a former culture editor and staff writer for The Dispatch.
National Conservatism’s Motivated Minority
Eschewing the idea of growing a coalition, national conservatives focus instead on the energy of the movement.
Marilyn Monroe Deserved Better
While showing Monroe's lifetime of mistreatment, Netflix's 'Blonde' lets the actress down one more time.
Fact Checking Claims of Biden Being Heckled in London
Social media posts say Biden was heckled at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
Fact Check: Did Biden Have ‘Nothing to Say’ About the Deaths of 53 Migrants?
A tweet by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is false.
Roger Federer’s Last Rodeo
The greatest tennis player of all time says goodbye to the sport.
Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, and Aging
How 1952's 'Monkey Business' satirizes the youth obsessed culture that would make a goddess of Monroe.
Fact Checking a Claim About Sentencing Disparities
A tweet claims that a January 6 rioter got twice the sentence of two racial justice rioters.
Socialism, Nationalism, and Tolkien
How an unfinished Lord of the Rings sequel gives insight into young radicals on the left and right.
Fact Checking Claims That New Yorkers Must Show ID to Buy Whipped Cream
There has been confusion over a state law that requires ID to buy nitrous oxide cartridges.
