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.
Follow Tom on Twitter at @tgiovanetti
IPI Policy Basics: When Congress Doesn't Act, Congress Still Has Acted (Audio: Podcast)
When you hear a president say “If Congress Won’t Act, I will,” red flags should go off in your head. That’s because when Congress does not legislate, that is Congress CHOOSING to not legislate. Congress choosing to do nothing is just as important, if not more important, than Congress choosing to do something. Or so it seems to IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
The Supreme Court is Not Supreme Over the Other Branches (Audio: Interview)
IPI President Tom Giovanett joins Cardle & Woolley on Talk Radio 1370 to talk about the pending retirement of Justice Breyer from the Supreme Court, Biden's quid pro quo deal for his pending pick, and the role of courts and legislatures in our government.
Predictable Democrat Overreach and Predictable Midterm Wave Elections (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us of two major wave midterm elections in the past which resulted from Democrat overreach, and speculates on the upcoming 2022 midterm election. With comments and recollections by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: The Three Types of Taxes (Audio: Podcast)
Beginning a series on basics of tax, IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains taxes on what we earn, taxes on what we buy, and taxes on what we own, with the able assistance of fellow taxpayer and IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
How Should We Think About the January 6 Riot (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss what led up to and contributed to the January 6 riot, what actually happened, and what lessons we should learn going forward.
No, Conservatives Should Not Empower Government to Regulate Content Moderation
IPI President Tom Giovanetti joins 660AM the Answer guest host Scott Braddock in a discussion prompted by Twitter’s banning of Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. In this conversation, Tom reminds the listeners that although he objects to the bias imposed by the company, they are a private company with the rights to make such business decisions and warns conservatives to not let their frustration regarding social media platforms cause them to become a proponent of government regulation of speech.
IPI Policy Basics: The Debt Obligations of the Federal Government Are Much Bigger than You Think (Audio: Podcast)
Beyond the “national debt,” which has skyrocketed in the past decade, the real total obligations of the federal government include the future obligations of Social Security, Medicare, federal employee pensions, military pensions and more. It’s not a pretty picture. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss federal deficits, debt, entitlements, and the threat this debt service poses to future generations.
Where Are We with the Covid-19 Pandemic? Is It Even Still a Pandemic? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI’s Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Omicron (and subsequent) variant(s), and why it’s time to start living our lives pretty much like normal again. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: Is Antitrust the Right Solution to the Problem? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland talks through the right way to think about antitrust policy. When is a company “too big?” Are there benefits to scale? What’s the consumer welfare standard, and isn’t any alternative to the consumer welfare standard just arbitrary? With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: Social Media Regulation, Section 230, and the First Amendment (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland and IPI President Tom Giovanetti have an extensive conversation explaining the origins of Section 230, and the insurmountable First Amendment problems with states trying to compel social media platforms to host speech they don’t want to host.
Conservatives Should Not Be Calling on Government to Deliver Results They Desire
IPI President Tom Giovanetti takes the microphone on the Mark Davis show to discuss the ruling this week by the U.S. District Judge's stating the First Amendment protects social media platforms’ right to moderate content, rejecting the defendants’ argument that such companies are “common carriers.” Bonus conversation includes the topic of music platforms and whether companies have the right to mandate vaccinations for their employees.
How Wokeness Is Infecting the Medical Profession (Audio: Podcast)
Following up on our recent Zoom policy webinar with Tevi Troy, IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews talks more about how woke attitudes and policies are a threat to the proper delivery of healthcare services, the accuracy of medical research, and admission to medical schools.
Predictions of Inflation Were Not Inflated (Audio: Podcast)
Was inflation simply the result of Covid-19 related disruptions, or by Biden administration policies? Or have Biden administration policies nudged transitory inflation into a long-term political and economic disaster? IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews guides a discussion about our current inflation concerns, and explains why inflation is the worst tax of all. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti
IPI Policy Basics: Why Are Lower Taxes Better than Higher Taxes? (Audio: Podcast)
There are moral, economic, philosophical, and political reasons why lower taxes are better than higher taxes. It’s not just about the greediness of taxpayers. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews discuss lower vs. higher taxes from the perspective of government, the perspective of earners, and the political perspective.
Where Did Journalism Go Wrong? Part 2 (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti gets his turn with veteran conservative journalist and columnist Bill Murchison, and they drill down on why journalists have come to see themselves as activists and agents of change, as well as Bill’s thoughts on where journalism is heading
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