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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Tom Giovanetti on the presidential debate on Politico
I frequently participate in Politico's "Arena" group policy blog, and last night I posted my reaction to the presidential debate here.
Higher Taxes in 2013
Taxes are going up in 2013, and I mean REALLY up, as a result of a) Obamacare, and b) expiration of the "Bush tax cuts."
Thurston Howell Romney should still beat Gilligan Obama
Here are some economic stats that should matter more than any leaked video of a candidate talking to his supporters.
A Memento from Milton Friedman
While cleaning out some old file boxes at IPI the other day I came across any number of interesting things, as you might imagine.
Dr. Merrill Matthews at the RNC Convention
As we've noted, IPI's Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews is that the Republican National Convention.
Google Acknowledges the Piracy Problem
Google has announced algorithm changes that will penalize websites that host pirated materials by lowering them in the search results.
Taken for a Ride on Occupancy Taxes
It's a mistake for Saratoga County, NY to inappropriately extend existing occupancy taxes beyond the actual price paid for the hotel room.
The WIPO and North Korea Matter
Lincome Tax Relief
Cato says Obamacare IPAB is Unconstitutional
Those tax increases for spending cuts Jeb Bush advocates? His dad says it was a mistake
Nigel Farage on the EU bailout
2,000 new top level domains?
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