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Tom Giovanetti

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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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December 20, 2018

Those Greedy Cities

When government imposes costs on companies, they end up being passed along in the form of higher prices.

December 14, 2018

It's Been a Very Good Year for Broadband Since Repeal of Internet Regulation

The internet got dramatically better in the year since internet regulations were reversed.

December 14, 2018

A Free-market "Yes" to Texas High-Speed Rail

The genius of private infrastructure is that we can grow the Texas economy without growing the Texas government. 

December 12, 2018

What Income Inequality?

We should be cautious about calls to make the tax code more progressive since income inequality seems to have been grossly exaggerated.

November 29, 2018

Coalition Letter Opposing HHS Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making: International Pricing Index Model for Medicare Part B Drugs

In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, IPI and 54 other conservative groups and activists expressed opposition to HHS’s “International Pricing Index” payment model for drugs administered under Medicare Part B.

November 15, 2018

The GOP Congress Should Use the Lame Duck Session to Take Another Whack at Obamacare

Republicans can use the lame duck session to completely deliver on one of their key commitments by replacing Obamacare or, at the very least, carve off a slice of Obamacare's taxes.

November 12, 2018

It's Time to Rein in Proxy Advisor Services

Rather than be distracted and harassed by proxy recommendations of dubious quality and hidden agendas, corporate governance should focus on maximizing shareholder value for the benefit of investors, employees and customers.

October 31, 2018

Why Not 'Trump Retirement Accounts'?

Throughout his career Donald Trump sold the sizzle of wealth, but now as president he can deliver the steak. Trump Retirement Accounts could secure his place in history as the president who made Americans rich.

October 19, 2018

The Supreme Court Justices Have Become Gods and That's Not Constitutional

In the constitutional design, there are three co-equal branches of government. Why, then, do we operate as if the judicial branch is supreme over the other two, and supreme over the states?

September 10, 2018

How Progressive Politics is Creeping into the Corporate Boardroom

Leftists are pressuring businesses to adopt progressive policies through organized shareholder activism.

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