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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USPTO Policies under Biden Should be Corrected
IPI joins a board coalition of center-right groups urging Commerce Secretary Lutnick to overturn Biden admin USPTO policies.
FCC Should Waive the Handset Unlocking Rule
IPI joins a number of groups urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to waive the handset unlocking rule. Dockets WT 06-150; WTB 24-186; GN 21-112
How about a Modest, Somewhat Attractive Bill?
Because the problem, as always, is spending. Federal revenue grows at a remarkably steady pace. It’s reasonably predictable. But there is no political will to control spending, and that includes President Trump, who urged Republicans against further spending cuts.
Tom Giovanetti on Lone Star Politics Talking Secondary Markets for Tickets
Consumers should have the right to resell tickets on secondary markets.
Want a Recession? Kill this Business Deduction and Wait
Lawmakers in Congress — especially Republicans who support free enterprise and pro-growth tax reform that spurs economic growth — should focus on restoring and making permanent the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s tax cuts without jeopardizing the benefits that the C-SALT deduction provides for American businesses of all sizes.
Don't Import Foreign Price Controls on U.S. Pharmaceuticals
Implementing MFN for Medicaid drug reimbursement would be a long-term structural disaster in exchange for perceived short-term benefits. There are better ways to address our entitlements crisis, and Congress should pursue them.
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Don't Eliminate Business SALT Deduction in OBBB
IPI joins a huge coalition of policy groups and business groups in opposition to weakening the ability of businesses to deduct their state and local taxes (SALT) as proposed in the OBBB.
Tickets and Economic Liberty
Secondary markets are an important component of a free market, and if you buy a legitimate ticket to a live event, you should be able to transfer it to whomever you choose, however you choose. But the Ticketmaster/Live Nation demogorgon wants to control that as well.
Playing Horseshoes with Our Republic
The Horseshoe Theory of Politics observes that the extremes of left and right end up meeting, and having more in common than they might have thought. And today we’ve gone full horseshoe.
Did You Hear What He Said?
“. . . the states are just an agent of the federal government.”
-Donald Trump, Speech to the NRCC, April 8, 2025
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