Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a 38-year-old conservative, free-market public policy “think tank” based in Dallas, Texas.
In addition to his administrative and fundraising duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including tax policy, economic growth, self-government, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and 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 writes often for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a regular guest and occasional substitute host of the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Tom loves thinking out-of-the-box to design novel solutions to policy problems and explaining complicated policy issues in ways average folks can understand.
Tom's mission at IPI is to use issues to teach conservative, free market thinking and to push back against unprincipled populism. He seeks to encourage continued skepticism of Big Government, to maintain faith in markets, and to defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free market solutions to student loan debt, preserving online freedom, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal rules 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), and represented IPI during negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer and testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics.
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We've Only Just Begun . . . to Spend
If you think inflation is bad now, wait until state and local governments and the feds start spending all of that appropriated money in the infrastructure bill.
So, You Think Texas Is a Free-market Paradise? Try Buying a Car Direct from Tesla
Republican Texas legislators have chosen the campaign dollars of big-money contributors over fidelity to their stated free-market principles. They’ve chosen favoring businesses over consumers.
Supreme Court Correctly Rules on . . . SALT Deduction
One of the reasons the SALT cap withstood the court challenge is because it’s actual legislation. It would be a grotesque overreach for the judicial branch to overturn a legitimate exercise of self-government through the legislative process.
At Many Texas GOP Events, Christians Pray in Jesus' Name. What Does That Say to Other Faiths?
The mission of the Texas GOP should be to win elections, and in an increasingly diverse and secular Texas, building a winning coalition means not “othering” people who want to be Republicans but who don’t share your Christian beliefs.
More Defense Spending, But How?
Most observers realize that the United States is going to have to increase its defense spending. But, with federal debt ballooning, interest rates rising and the return of inflation, we simply must set our fiscal house in order. We must be able to say “no” to more things so that we can “yes” to a stronger defense.
Texas GOP Crusaders Were Loud on Social Media, but That Didn't Mean Much in Primaries
Getting worked up over a single issue or a single frustration may give you some personal satisfaction, but is counterproductive to the long-term goal of winning elections and implementing policy.
Look, C'mon Folks: Joe Biden Doesn't Understand Inflation
There is no solution to inflation other than reining in loose money and enduring whatever temporary economic pain may result.
Heritage's Big Tech Temper Tantrum
Seeing the Heritage Foundation institutionalize grievance politics and populist anger and demonize an entire industry is a mistake with potentially enormous consequences.
Yes, Roe v. Wade Should Go. But So Should Texas' 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law. Here's Why
A self-governing people chooses their own laws through representative democracy, not through imposition by the judicial branch.
Tax Jeopardy!
After an incredible run on the long-running game show, winning nearly $1.4 million, Ms. Schneider is off of TV “Jeopardy!,” but now finds herself in tax jeopardy.
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