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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Toward a Free Market Agriculture Policy
A new paper recommends the zero-for-zero approach for sugar policy.
An Important Supporting Argument for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement
And thus for trade promotion authority (TPA).
The Lie at the Heart of the Denton Fracking Ban
What is that lie? “We tried to regulate drilling activity, and it didn’t work. The fracking companies just ignored the regulations.”
Now Is the Time for Republicans to Back TPA (Trade Promotion Authority)
Now is the time for TPA. Not just because it's right, but because it's in the strategic interest of the next (hopefully) Republican president as well.
Something You Probably Don't Know About Electronic Privacy
An outdated, 30-year old law governing electronic privacy is in severe need of updating for the Internet Age.
State of Tennessee vs. Federal Communications Commission
In which the State of Tennessee stands up against the FCC and for the Constitution.
An Exchange of Hill Letters on Copyright
Supporters of copyright vs. the copyright skeptics
Texas Legislature Attempts to Rein-in Rogue Municipalities
Local control is the theme of this legislative session in Texas
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), Another Voluntary Agreement to Reduce Piracy
Voluntary agreements are part of the solution in combating copyright piracy.
Liberal Anti-Fracking Groups Getting Funding from Secretive Russia-Connected Sources
Time for the anti-frackers to stop ridiculing this line of argument. It's going to blow up on them.
An Orchestrated, Loud Guffaw
Obama seems more interested in poking his opponents in the eye and scoring points with his bedrock liberal supporters than accomplishing things with the remainder of his presidency.
Dear God, let this be the low point!
So Secretary of State John Kerry's idea of diplomacy is to take James Taylor to France and have him sing to the French people "You've Got a Friend?!"
Against Armchair Advocacy
It's usually the Left that stumbles into the Knowledge Problem, not the Mercatus Center.
What's It All About, Eli?
There's nothing wrong with protecting intellectual property rights online.
Can President Obama Work with the Republican Congress on Trade?
Trade would be a welcome area of cooperation between President Obama and the new Republican Congress.
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