Hard Problems

Hard Problems

1 Year Anniversary Edition: The Return of Hard Briefs, YouTube, Reading Lists and Kind Supply

The pursuit of a mission

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Marcus Tisdale
Jan 20, 2026
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It’s been one long, wild year. But in a sense, also a highly reflective one.

When I started Hard Problems in January 2025, the eventual goal was simple: to stop endlessly describing the problem and start the conversation on the solutions. I wanted to move past the “doomerism” that paralyzes the modern Left and instead look at the mechanics of how systems…

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