Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a conservative, free-market public policy research organization based in Dallas, Texas.
In addition to his administrative duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including taxes and economic growth, self-government and the Founders' design, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and out-of-control government spending. In addition to being regularly published in major outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, FoxNews.com and The Dallas Morning News, Tom has a regular column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a fill-in host for the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Tom's passion is encouraging conservative voters and organizations to remain skeptical of Big Government, maintain faith in markets, and defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free-market solutions to the student debt issue, preserving freedom of speech online, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal policies that restrict economic liberty.
Mr. Giovanetti has represented IPI at many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) the World Health Organization (WHO) and represented IPI during trade agreement negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer, and also testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics.
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Coalition Letter on Railroad Safety Act
Railroads are crucial for the efficient running of the nation’s supply chain. That makes it all the more important that Congress pursue wise, cost-effective policies that benefit the entire nation, as opposed to ones that primarily aid a few well-placed special interests.
Conservatives Should Shut Down Congress' 'Middle-Mile' Madness
Carefully investing taxpayer dollars to bring high-speed internet to unserved rural areas makes sense, but lighting taxpayer dollars on fire in a special-interest giveaway to build “networks to nowhere” does not. As always, the devil is in the details.
Coalition Letter in Support of Capital Gains Indexing
Government should not profit from inflation. The costs basis for capital gains should be indexed to inflation, like other income taxes.
Even in Conservative Texas, Lawmakers Limit Free Market
Spirits regulation is just another policy area in which reality doesn’t match the rhetoric from supposedly free-market, limited-government Texas politicians.
Testimony Regarding Casino Resort Gambling in Texas
Testimony in support of allowing individuals the liberty to patronize casinos in Texas while still preserving Texas values and community involvement.
We Do Not Have to Choose Between Fossil Fuels and Renewables--We Need Both
Many politicians mistakenly think that they must prove their support for fossil fuels by demeaning and defeating renewable energy sources, when the truth is that Texas needs more of everything.
Texans Should Be Able to Gamble Here, as Long as We Avoid These Problems with Casinos
Texas can live up to both its culture and its aspirations and reap the rewards of both by allowing casino gambling in a prudent way that neither allows political corruption nor violates community standards.
Federal Offshore Wind, Oil and Gas Leasing Process Needs Urgent Congressional Reform
Coalition letter to leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Natural Resources Committee to express the need for regulatory certainty to enable the use of all of America’s offshore energy resources.
This Section 230 Stuff Is not as Complicated as You Might Think
Critics of Big Tech are misrepresenting Section 230 and purposely convoluting its meaning. It’s really not all that complicated.
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