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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Giovanetti: Obama Should 'Unchain Economy' in State of the Union
In tomorrow night’s State of the Union address, President Obama should put forward proposals to unchain the economy from high taxes, out-of-control spending, and burdensome regulations, said Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) president Tom Giovanetti.
Next Up for Big Government - Raise Your Taxes, Destroy Tax Software Industry
The IRS blames tax preparation software for "tax gap"
I'm From the IRS and I'm Here to Help You
The IRS has a new idea to extract more tax dollars out of your pocket without having to pass a tax increase.
Santorum Manufactures an Unfair Tax
Using tax code to accomplish social goals is unfair whether you come from the Left or Right.
The Flat Tax Is a Consumption Tax
Now that we’re finally beginning to talk about tax reform to stimulate economic growth, the “flat tax vs. sales tax” debate has resurfaced.
Protecting Property Rights on the Web: Thoughts on the Protect IP Act
Because intellectual property protection is critical to the U.S. economy and serves the interests of a secure and content rich Internet ecosystem, it is reasonable and within the realm of sound policy to discretely target rogue websites through a Protect IP Act that preserves due process and other legal protections while not creating undue compliance burdens and legal liability for third parties.
The Appropriate Role of IP Protection in Trade Agreements Power Point Presentation
This is a PowerPoint presentation delivered to the Stakeholders Forum during the Chicago negotiating session of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
Two Problems, Not One
The debate over the debt ceiling extension dominates the news cycle and political discussions.
Comments to the FCC Regarding Retransmission
Letter to Judiciary Committee Regarding ICE
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