This is a placeholder for a forthcoming (very soon) Substack to be authored, separately and together, by the husband and wife professional screenwriter/novelist/journalist team of Roger Simon and Sheryl Longin. The title is from Roger Simon’s latest book—“American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue States to Red States",
Welcome to Substack, Roger! I moved here from Blogger two years ago. I had read your stuff for years on PJM, and more recently at Epoch Times. Glad to see you here.
I just finished reading "American Refugees" last night. I'm a bit of a "refugee" myself, but not as major as you and the others in the book. Last fall I moved back to my hometown, Cincinnati OH, after 17 years in Indianapolis. Despite being only 100 miles apart, the two cities are very different. Indy is a government town--it was founded to be the state capital, and it was only a small town for the first century of its existence. In 1970, the state allowed Indy to take over most of Marion County (a few municipalities stayed out). The City of Cincinnati is only about 20% of the land area of Hamilton County; the rest is separate villages, cities, and townships. And the culture of the two places is very different. Because of its spot on the Ohio River, Cincy was a commercial center almost from the start, and got a lot more immigrants in the 1800s for that reason (including a substantial Jewish population). I'm glad to be back.
I subscribed to Insty's Substack when he started it; I'm happy to add yours.
Looking forward to this joint endeavor. "The Big Fix" and "Dick" are two favorite movies, and I've enjoyed Roger's commentary now for over two decades.
Welcome to Substack, Roger! I moved here from Blogger two years ago. I had read your stuff for years on PJM, and more recently at Epoch Times. Glad to see you here.
I just finished reading "American Refugees" last night. I'm a bit of a "refugee" myself, but not as major as you and the others in the book. Last fall I moved back to my hometown, Cincinnati OH, after 17 years in Indianapolis. Despite being only 100 miles apart, the two cities are very different. Indy is a government town--it was founded to be the state capital, and it was only a small town for the first century of its existence. In 1970, the state allowed Indy to take over most of Marion County (a few municipalities stayed out). The City of Cincinnati is only about 20% of the land area of Hamilton County; the rest is separate villages, cities, and townships. And the culture of the two places is very different. Because of its spot on the Ohio River, Cincy was a commercial center almost from the start, and got a lot more immigrants in the 1800s for that reason (including a substantial Jewish population). I'm glad to be back.
I subscribed to Insty's Substack when he started it; I'm happy to add yours.
Looking forward to this joint endeavor. "The Big Fix" and "Dick" are two favorite movies, and I've enjoyed Roger's commentary now for over two decades.
Sounds appetizing. Looking toward mental stimulation and no woke garbage.
June, 1918 was 6 years ago???
Glad you’re on substack, but hope you’re willing to edit/ correct tiny typos.
We could use more conservative takes on culture, including acceptance of F**k speak by young folk, like WTF.