John Giokaris

Bio

John Giokaris has been contributing to PolicyMic since February 2011. Born and raised in Chicago, John graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a double major in Journalism and Political Science and is currently earning his J.D. at The John Marshall Law School. John believes in free market principles, private sector solutions, transparency, school choice, constitutionally limited government, and being a good steward of taxpayer dollars. His goals are to empower/create opportunity for citizens to use the tools at their disposal to succeed in America, which does more to grow the middle class and alleviate those in poverty than keeping a permanent underclass dependent on government sustenance indefinitely. Sitting on the Board of Directors for both the center-right Chicago Young Republicans and libertarian America's Future Foundation-Chicago, he is also a member of the free market think tank Illinois Policy Institute's Leadership Coalition team along with other leaders of the Illinois business, political, and media communities. John has seven years experience working in writing/publishing, having previously worked at Law Bulletin Publishing, the Tribune Company, and Reboot Illinois. His works have been published in the Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Crain's Chicago Business, Reboot Illinois, Townhall, the Law Bulletin, and the RedEye. He's also made appearances on CBS News, PBS, and Al Jazeera America.
SCOTUS Hands Democrats a Major Win — Liberals Start Pulling Their Hair Out
By John Giokaris
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that individuals can donate a limited amount of campaign cash to an unlimited amount of candidates and many liberal pundits are declaring it to be the end of fair elections. It's ironic,…
Americans Are About to Pay $5 Billion in Fines Thanks to Obamacare
By John Giokaris
The March 31 deadline to comply with the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is right around the corner. While the Obama administration is trying to keep the actual numbers very hush-hush, even the most optimistic estimates show the…
Democrats Want to Get Wendy Davis Elected So Badly, They're Breaking the Law to Do It
By John Giokaris
Yes, that Texas. The state that has had a Republican-dominated state government since 2002 and the state that hasn't voted for a Democratic president since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Right now, there's a battle going on to turn the Lone Star state blue.…
One of the World's Most Wanted Criminals Has Finally Been Captured
By John Giokaris
After 13 years on the run, Mexico's biggest drug cartel kingpin and one of the world's most wanted criminals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was arrested overnight in Mexico by U.S. and Mexican federal authorities on Saturday. According to CNN, Guzman,…
Last Night's State of the Union Was Proof That Obama Has Stopped Doing His Job
By John Giokaris
A lot of frustration and even a little panic — that's what I heard from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday. I also didn't hear any new ideas — only higher taxes, more public sector spending and new regulations, with the…
I Was a Conservative Opposed To Obamacare — Until I Saw This Richard Simmons Dance-Off
By John Giokaris
The media was right, and I was wrong. This president really is in touch with my generation, and he truly speaks to me and understands how to connect with millennials. With reports earlier this month showing that not enough young people have bothered…
3 Charts Explain Why the Obama Welfare State is Growing Faster Than Job Creation
By John Giokaris
Five years into the Obama economic recovery and the results are in: We’re growing the welfare state faster than we’re creating jobs. December’s jobs report highlighted a very grim reality: the number of Americans working has hit a 35-year low, at…
2014 May Finally Bring the Market Correction Some Experts Are Freaking Out About
By John Giokaris
Update: The title of this article has changed from its orginal published version. As this bull market ended 2013 with a roar, some economists and research groups are already bracing for a major correction in 2014 that could be anywhere from 10% to…
The 13 Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2013
By John Giokaris
Hollywood definitely produced a whole lot of crap this year. But believe it or not, it will probably finish 2013 having made about as much box office cash as it grossed in 2012 (2011 was actually worse than 2013). A large part of that has to do with…
20 Ridiculous Ways the Government Wasted Your Money in 2013
By John Giokaris
"The cupboard is bare ...There’s no more cuts to make." That’s what House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CNN’s State of the Union in September during an interview about spending reform. Really? She can’t find any spending to cut in the…