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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Perry's Plans to Revive Coal Would Kill Aspirations for a Free Market
Perry's proposal would put the government's thumb on the scale for coal. When the Trump administration decides it wants to help coal, or any other industry, it's already on the path to the same kinds of crony capitalism it criticized from the Obama administration.
Have Republican Tax Writers Lost the Plot on Tax Reform?
It’s not fair to judge a tax reform plan that hasn’t been released yet, but our overall excitement is tempered by a number of concerns.
Is Tax Reform in Trouble?
Compromise on principles is wrong, but compromise on details is necessary, if any good is to be obtained.
Patriotism for Business Is Investing, Not Paying Taxes
The assumption that the highest good for a business is to pay taxes is wrong and harmful to the economy.
At Last, Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Faster economic growth is on the table, if only Republicans can keep their eyes on the prize.
If Republicans Can't Get Tax Reform Done . . .
If Republicans, with a majority in Congress and control of the White House, can’t get tax reform done, what good are they?
Avoiding a Hurricane of Economic Fallacies
Let’s try not to compound economic disasters with economic fallacies. Markets work better than governments, even in a disaster.
Swazi Farmers Brace for Life Without Their Sugar Daddy
With the EU set to lift caps on sugar production, African producers could be squeezed out of a market that has propped up places like Swaziland for years.
African Farmers Brace for Life Without Sweet Support From EU
More than 100 countries, from Cuba to India to Russia, produce sugar from sugarcane and sugar beet. Many of them are able to undercut the prices demanded by Swazi farmers, who receive no subsidies from their government, in markets such as West Africa and the Middle East.
Coalition Letter Regarding Civil Asset Forfeiture Amendments to CJS Appropriations
Coalition letter asking House Leaders for a vote on an Asset Forfeiture amendment to the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriation bill.
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