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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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.
Tax Reform as a Diversion
It was a disappointment to see President Obama use tax reform as little more than a bait-and-switch for his same old demand for higher taxes and more federal spending.
Copyright, Control and Censorship
The copyright review process can be a helpful occasion to update copyright law, but it should not give credence to baseless criticisms manufactured for ideological purposes.
Independence Day and Taxes
There’s nothing more authentically American than complaining about high taxes, and taking action against an unresponsive, unrepresentative government.
We Can't Afford this Tax System
We can simply no longer afford an uncompetitive corporate tax rate that is wildly out of whack with our international competitors.
Getting Knowledge Policy Right
In a knowledge economy, you have to get knowledge policy right. Too much is at stake.
Time to Stop the Wireless Tax Grab
The Wireless Tax Fairness Act, newly reintroduced this week, would put a five-year moratorium on any new state and local discriminatory wireless taxes.
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