Giovanetti Defends Eminent Domain for Private Companies, Urges Lawmakers to Maintain Neutrality
IPI's Tom Giovanetti testified before the Texas House Land and Resource Management Committee to address the state’s eminent domain statutes. He defended the rights of private companies to have the power of eminent domain for public use projects, and called on policymakers to remain neutral in how eminent domain is applied to private industries.
In Pictures: Trump's Market-Driven vs Obama's Shackled Economy
In Trend Tracker: A Snapshot of the Trump Economy, released today by the Institute for Policy Innovation, 10 graphs presenting economic data, consumer confidence and public opinion paint an irrefutable picture of the economic improvements made by the current administration’s market-oriented agenda.
Brown's Dream of Banning Fossil Fuels is a 21st Century Pipe Dream
Gov. Jerry Brown is foisting very high prices on Californians by pushing an all-renewable-energy dream, even as he tries to hide the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.
How Progressive Politics is Creeping into the Corporate Boardroom
Leftists are pressuring businesses to adopt progressive policies through organized shareholder activism.
A Modest Proposal for Solving the U.S.-China Trade Standoff
President Xi Jinping should propose the same deal Trump has offered to other U.S. trading partners.
Production on the Rise
Referring to a possible cutoff of Mideast oil, Merrill Matthews, resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, Texas, said the good news is that the United States has the resources and the ability to fill the gap, and rising crude oil prices could serve as the catalyst to do so.
Climate Change Isn't Causing California Wildfires - Blame Lies with Bad Forest Management
For decades the U.S. Forest Service allowed logging companies to enter forests and clear out dead, stressed and diseased trees and underbrush – all of which are kindling for wildfires. But a steady decline has left forests filled with dead and diseased trees.
Associations Say Renegotiated NAFTA Needs All of North America
As word of a tentative new trade pact between the U.S. and Mexico surfaced Monday, several associations urged the White House to keep Canada in the agreement too.
Public Knowledge Pans Post-NAFTA Mexico Trade Agreement
The Institute for Policy Innovation has said it is "critical" that "any revision of NAFTA includes strong, updated protections for IP goods and services."
NAFTA Without IP Consideration is 'Not a Better Deal' Warns IPI President
If the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) doesn’t improve intellectual property protections, then it’s not a better deal, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI).