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.
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Mark Davis! (Audio: Podcast)
Turning the tables for once, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins interview our friend Mark Davis, host of the Mark Davis Show and one of the most successful talk radio hosts in the country. We discuss the current state of the conservative movement, the Republican Party, and who might be the best choice of nominee for 2024.
IPI Policy Basics: What is Net Neutrality, and Why Doesn't It Matter? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti, joined by Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, explains that while the meaning of “net neutrality” has morphed several times over the last decade, it has always been driven by a distrust of privately owned networks, a bias against private ownership of infrastructure, and trust that government regulation makes things better.
President Biden's Worst Actions So Far (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains some of President Joe Biden’s worst executive orders so far, which is saying something, since he has only been in office for two weeks. Joined by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: The Government and the Country Are Not the Same Things (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains that government is itself a special interest, and it more often looks after its own interests than those of the country. Too often, policy and political discussions talk about the federal government as if it is a proxy for the country. But more often than not, what’s best for the federal government is not what’s best for the country, and vice versa. In this podcast Tom is ably assisted by IPI Director of Development & Events, Addie Crimmins.
Thoughts on the Inauguration (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins shares her thoughts on the inauguration and its significance and aftermath, in conversation with IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: Consumer Welfare Should Always Come First (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti, with the help of Dr. Merrill Matthews, explains why policy should put what’s best for consumers ahead of what’s best for producers and competitors in the areas of trade and antitrust, and also ahead of what’s best for politicians.
Guess Who Wants to Cut Taxes for the Rich? Democrats! (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains how President-Elect Biden and congressional Democrats want to cut taxes for their wealthy constituents in blue states by eliminating the $10,000 cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT).
Is PAYGO Still a Thing? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains Congress’s “PAYGO” spending requirement, and why it has been completely ineffective in restraining federal spending or reducing budget deficits.
Amazon (and others) Failed at Health Care Reform Because It Wasn't a Disrupter (Audio: Podcast)
Fundamentally, until consumers are in charge of their own health care spending, healthcare cannot be disrupted, and thus companies like Amazon can only tinker around the edges.
Biden Should Retain These Trump Policies to Keep American Great in 2021 (Audio: Podcast)
Biden should retain the Trump administration’s successes in tax reform, Mid-East policy, and pressuring China if it wants to build on those successes and keep America great again in 2021.
It's Time to End the Social Security Retirement Earnings Limit (Audio: Podcast)
In the December 17, 2020 episode of the Institute for Policy Innovation Podcast, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains the Social Security retirement earnings limit, why it makes no sense, and why it’s time to eliminate it.
IPI Policy Basics: A Primer on Price Controls (Audio: Podcast)
Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how government price controls distort price signals and thus cause distortions in markets, which harm competition, innovation, and consumer choice.
End of the Year Review (Audio: Interview)
In this last interview of the year, IPI President Tom Giovanetti talks with 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis about the extension of authoritarian government and the further examination of the 2020 election.
Covid-19 and Governments' Response, Risk, and Implications (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti is joined by Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland to discuss the government’s approach to Covid-19, how we manage relative risk, and policy implications such as the precautionary principle.
IPI Policy Basics: The Knowledge Problem (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains the important policy concept of F.A. Hayek’s “knowledge problem” from his 1947 essay “The Use of Knowledge in Society” and its relevance to policy, central planning, and humility in government.
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