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
Why an Amending Convention of the States?
An Article V convention to pass constitutional amendments to rein in the federal government and set our fiscal house in order could be a powerful tool.
A Big Solution to Big Problems
An Article V convention of the states may be the only way to rein in the federal government and restore constitutional governance.
Proposed Federal Privacy Regulation Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
Moving slowly and only legislating when needs have become clear and when there are demonstrated harms reflects a conservative approach to governing.
Energy Pipeline Companies Should Follow the Rules of the Road
While Texans understand the value of natural gas, we also appreciate that industry development must work within a framework that respects the rights of others. This is a critical principle that will allow the industry to continue to flourish.
Unlike COVID, We Know Debt Crisis is Coming. How Will We Explain Why We Didn't Act?
The next generation—our children—will curse us for handing them this mess and refusing to deal with problems we can see are coming. And we won’t be able to claim ignorance.
Net Neutrality: Regulation for Ideology's Sake
Innovation and economic growth has not deterred activists who simply believe in federal control for the sake of federal control.
On AI, a Rush to Legislate Is a Bad Idea
Legislators should be cautious in their rush to legislate on AI to not rule out tools that can be used for innovation and creativity, especially when existing law covers most concerns.
When the Future of Online Speech Is at Stake
What is at stake is not just a few big social media platforms, but the future of online speech.
Tradeoffs
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 is a perfect example of the kinds of tradeoffs that must be made in order to move legislation. Should Republicans trade an expanded child tax credit for extended business tax cuts? And should the Democrats take the same deal? As Thomas Sowell says, “there are no solutions, there are only tradeoffs.”
A Fundamental Argument About Free Trade
Interesting argument on the fundamentals of trade policy, comparative advantage, etc. at the Law & Liberty blog.
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