Author / John Nikitas

John Nikitas is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences. He can be reached at jnikitas@wustl.edu.
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  • Greeks Head to the Polls

    BY JOHN NIKITAS Greece’s unemployment rate has fallen by more than two full percentage points, nation-wide strikes and protests have subsided, and the unpopular bailout program is set to end in less than two months. The country’s six year recession is finally over. It would appear as if the Greek prime minister should be on…

  • State-Sanctioned Discrimination

    BY JOHN NIKITAS Last February, both chambers of Arizona’s state legislature nar­rowly passed a bill expanding the scope of Arizona’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act to cover individuals and corporations as well as religious institutions. Although Arizona’s Republican Gov­ernor, Jan Brewer, eventually vetoed SB 1062, exploring the politics surrounding the bill yields some interesting insights regarding…