Comments on: About http://jebsharp.wordpress.com Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:41:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jebsharp http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-228 jebsharp Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:42:16 +0000 #comment-228 Thanks very much! I hope I can keep it up too. It's always great to hear from podcast listeners and it's fine to leave comments here. You can also send podcast-related messages to howwegothere at gmail.com and for Facebook members there's also a How We Got Here Facebook Group page here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73351279128 The advantage of the Facebook page is that there's a discussion board where you listeners can talk to each other as well as to me. Cheers, Jeb Thanks very much! I hope I can keep it up too. It’s always great to hear from podcast listeners and it’s fine to leave comments here. You can also send podcast-related messages to

howwegothere at gmail.com

and for Facebook members there’s also a How We Got Here Facebook Group page here:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73351279128

The advantage of the Facebook page is that there’s a discussion board where you listeners can talk to each other as well as to me.

Cheers,

Jeb

]]> By: G. Thomas http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-227 G. Thomas Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:40:30 +0000 #comment-227 Hello Ms. Sharp. You once mentioned after a podcast that you wanted to hear from your listeners. I couldn't find any other convenient way to respond. (Sorry.) I listen to you only in podcasts, because I can't get you on radio here (Germany). I have "found" you in different corners of the podcast "world" and have always been quite impressed with the way you are able to get to the core of a topic and then (more importantly) get that idea across to "us". I find it quite important in a world of 3-sentence news to have a chance to get the background to the things happening in today's world and am especially thankful for the "How we got Here" series. In my particular case getting any information in English is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your hard work. I hope you can keep it up and sustain your high-quality journalism. Yours sincerely, G. M. Thomas Hello Ms. Sharp.
You once mentioned after a podcast that you wanted to hear from your listeners. I couldn’t find any other convenient way to respond. (Sorry.)
I listen to you only in podcasts, because I can’t get you on radio here (Germany). I have “found” you in different corners of the podcast “world” and have always been quite impressed with the way you are able to get to the core of a topic and then (more importantly) get that idea across to “us”. I find it quite important in a world of 3-sentence news to have a chance to get the background to the things happening in today’s world and am especially thankful for the “How we got Here” series. In my particular case getting any information in English is a breath of fresh air.
Thank you for your hard work. I hope you can keep it up and sustain your high-quality journalism.
Yours sincerely,
G. M. Thomas

]]> By: jebsharp http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-208 jebsharp Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:17:52 +0000 #comment-208 Thanks for the thoughtful comment Tim. I like the thought of exploring it in the context of HWGH. For anyone who wants to explore the history of prohibition this is sure to be a good starting point: http://www.backstoryradio.org/2008/12/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Tim. I like the thought of exploring it in the context of HWGH. For anyone who wants to explore the history of prohibition this is sure to be a good starting point:
http://www.backstoryradio.org/2008/12/tolerance-a-history-of-drink/.

]]> By: Tim Covey http://jebsharp.wordpress.com/about/#comment-207 Tim Covey Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:43:44 +0000 #comment-207 The picture the news briefs give us indicate the drug trade is seemingly out of control. The Mexican and Peruvian governments are in an outright war with the cartels operating out of their countries and the poppy trade out of Afghanistan is at its highest level. I have a belief that U.S. history has a parallel with alcohol during prohibition in that it was a period where organized crime made money hand over fist, mafia activity exploded and the government authorities had very little affect. When the 21st amendment was ratified, seemingly overnight the mafia lost their means to an extremely large cash generating operation. How was that possible given they were deeply involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol? It seems to me the mafia wouldn't have just walked away from an endeavor that generated so much money, yet it seems that's exactly what happened. In the spirit of "How We Got Here", maybe the answer could shed light on how we can quell the drug trade and what effect drug legalization would have on modern day organized crime, if any. The picture the news briefs give us indicate the drug trade is seemingly out of control. The Mexican and Peruvian governments are in an outright war with the cartels operating out of their countries and the poppy trade out of Afghanistan is at its highest level. I have a belief that U.S. history has a parallel with alcohol during prohibition in that it was a period where organized crime made money hand over fist, mafia activity exploded and the government authorities had very little affect. When the 21st amendment was ratified, seemingly overnight the mafia lost their means to an extremely large cash generating operation. How was that possible given they were deeply involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcohol? It seems to me the mafia wouldn’t have just walked away from an endeavor that generated so much money, yet it seems that’s exactly what happened. In the spirit of “How We Got Here”, maybe the answer could shed light on how we can quell the drug trade and what effect drug legalization would have on modern day organized crime, if any.

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