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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The Power of FUD
The opposition to the TPP consists of accusations of secrecy driven by anti-globalization ideologues.
Benefits of IP Protection for Developing Countries
Presentation delivered to Trans-Pacific Partnership Stakeholder Event in San Diego, California on July 2, 2012.
Both Sides of the Free Culture Debate
An NPR intern revels in the fact she has illegally downloaded thousands of songs for free; a musician explains the real costs of her "free" music.
Tax Rules for the Information Superhighway
Pro-tax forces across the country see broadband as yet another goose to be plucked.
Is One Percent Really Too Much To Ask?
The "Penny Plan" does what everyone knows needs to be done—sets the federal government’s fiscal house in order and restrains government to a reasonable share of GDP.
Why Taxing 'The Rich' Doesn't Work
Fox Business columnist Gail Buckner interviews IPI president Tom Giovanetti on why "millionaire's taxes" don't increase revenues.
Capital Controls
Instead of dealing with the root cause, Senator Schumer is acting like a tyrant and attacking those who flee his oppression.
So Much for Courage
Once again, conservatives have attempted to eliminate a government program that creates economic distortions and puts taxpayers at risk; and once again the Washington establishment has cut their legs out from under them.
Taxman
Higher taxes on the wealthy and the productive don't deliver, and in fact lead to capital and talent flight, as France is about to find out.
What's Apple To Do?
It should NOT surprise us that innovative companies find ways to solve the problems created by our tax code.
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