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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Biden's Policies Have Us Soooo Confused (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews shares a number of conflicting and contradictory acts of the Biden administration that demonstrate inconsistency and incoherence, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti reacts.
Judicial Supremacy and the Mask Mandate (Audio: Interview)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis tackle a number of topics including: World Intellectual Property Day, intellectual consistency regarding judicial supremacy and the place of religion in the Republican Party.
IPI Policy Basics: Tax Rates vs. Tax Revenues (Audio: Podcast)
When a politician talks about “cutting taxes,” what does she mean? Usually, she means reducing marginal tax rates, but what are those? And what’s the difference between marginal tax rates, effective tax rates, average tax rates, and tax revenue? Does raising marginal tax rates automatically raise tax revenues? IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains, with the able assistance of Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
The OTHER Texas Border Invasion--Companies Fleeing California (Audio: Podcast)
Texas’ southern border is not its only border people cross fleeing an oppressive regime—California businesses are relocating to Texas because of absurd tax and labor regulations. IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews runs through a few recent examples, with IPI President Tom Giovanetti contributing.
Will Kamala Harris Be Judged as One of the Worst Vice Presidents in US History? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss Dr. Matthews’ recent opinion piece in The Hill about Vice President Kamala Harris’ many incidents of word salad and confusion, and discuss the role of the vice president in modern American administrations.
Conservatives Confusing Policy, Principles, Preferences, Technologies and Business Models (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discusses several examples of how conservatives can confuse principles with technological preferences and business models. Joined by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
Does Senator Rick Scott Want to Raise Your Taxes? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and President Tom Giovanetti discuss Florida Senator Rick Scott’s confusing position on whether Republicans should raise taxes on low and middle income earners, and his even more confusing defense of his position.
IPI Policy Basics: When the Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates (Audio: Podcast)
To what degree does the Federal Reserve control interest rates on home mortgages, credit cards and bank savings accounts? Why does the Federal Reserve raise or lower rates? And what rate does the Federal Reserve actually control? The basics of Federal Reserve action with IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
Has Russia Been Funding Anti-Fracking, Anti-Nuclear Environmental Groups? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and President Tom Giovanetti discuss the likelihood that Russia has been engaging in soft power to make European countries as dependent as possible on Russian oil and gas.
IPI's Reactions to the State of the Union Address (Audio: Podcast)
On a special episode recorded the day after President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union Address, IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, and Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins discuss the speech, its tone, its connection to political reality, and other various hot takes.
Were the Protesting Canadian Truckers Heroes? (Audio: Podcast)
What red-blooded American doesn’t love a bit of rebellion and defiance of government every once in a while? But at what point does protest become civil disobedience, and when does civil disobedience become something else? Is consistency important? If it’s wrong for antifa and BLM to shut down highways, isn’t it also wrong for Canadian truckers? IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the rights and wrongs of civil disobedience with IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: The Perils and Pitfalls of Modelling (Audio: Podcast)
No, not fashion modelling or Instagram modelling, though we’re sure there are perils and pitfalls there, too. This episode is about using mathematical models and computers to try to predict outcomes. Riffing off of IPI’s experience and knowledge of economic modelling, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews draw some conclusions about climate change modelling as well. Hint: Models are just not very accurate.
Heritage's Big Tech Temper Tantrum (Audio: Podcast)
We’ve got SERIOUS problems with a paper released recently by our friends at the Heritage Foundation entitled “Combatting Big Tech’s Totalitarianism.” It’s a shocking departure from anything approaching normal policy analysis from a conservative, free-market standpoint, and would empower the genuine, proven dangers of Big Government as a counterpoint to anecdotal assertions against Big Tech that entirely overlook the consumer welfare delivered by these innovative platforms.
Heritage Foundation Is Wrong on "Big Tech Totalitarianism" (Audio: Interview)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti joins 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis about the Heritage Foundation's recently published screed against "Big Tech," as well as a lightning round of topics.
Earmarks--They're Back! (Audio: Podcast)
What’s an earmark? Why did Republicans in Congress do away with them, and has that turned out to be a good move? Why are Democrats bringing them back, and why aren’t Republicans complaining? IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss the return of earmarks and the possibility that earmarks might serve a useful purpose.
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