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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NSA Mass Surveillance Harming the Free Flow of Data
Congress must rein in the NSA’s mass surveillance program not only to protect the privacy and freedom of American citizens, but to maintain America’s moral and economic leadership in the global digital economy.
Abbott's Opposition to Airline Merger Baffles Conservatives
Greg Abbott has managed what no one expected: He’s got conservatives bristling. The Texas attorney general has joined with Eric Holder in opposing the merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways.
Free Market Policy Can Help Deal Work
There's a reason why conservatives believe in letting markets rather than governing elites determine outcomes. That's why it was disappointing to see Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott join the Obama administration in opposing the nearly concluded merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
Why Are Companies Hoarding Cash?
There’s an enormous supply of cash that could be put to work in the economy. It dwarfs the size of any stimulus plan fantasized about by the wildest of Keynesian cheerleaders. But this administration just doesn’t get it.
Throwing Away the World's Biggest Economic Opportunity
So long as India blatantly disregards the intellectual property of its trading partners as part of its economic strategy, India will continue to throw away the world’s biggest economic opportunity.
Gale Force Opposition to Progress
Insisting that Fire Island’s storm-damaged copper network be replaced with the same old outdated technology is a step backward rather than forward.
Success-ter
The dreaded and feared sequester has been a success. Policymakers should add blunt tools like the sequester as a backstop into every future fiscal agreement.
Response Letter to Senator Durbin
IPI President Tom Giovanetti's response to the letter sent by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) to a list of organizations that have been members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Secondary Markets: The Ticket to Economic Success
The societal benefits of the secondary ticket market depend on the right of ticket purchasers to transfer their tickets as they choose.
Coalition Letter to Congress Regarding U.S. Sugar Policies
IPI joins with the American Conservative Union and other free market advocates urging a halt to all market-manipulating sugar policies world wide.
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