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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Time to Save Pro Football From Its Dangerous Girth
Imposing weight limits on professional football would result in a safer, faster, more athletic and more entertaining game played by people who have not spent their lives getting unnaturally large.
A Step In the Right Direction on Piracy
Google has announced algorithm changes that will penalize websites that host pirated materials by lowering them in the search results.
Now, with More Math!
With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s companion on the Republican presidential ticket, it’s clear math will play a major role in the fall campaign. But who’s got the right math?
Tolerating the Tax Gap
Preventing Another Tax Disaster
It’s time for the federal government to step up and protect consumers from the threat of unfair, duplicative taxes on their digital purchases.
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.
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