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.
Follow Tom on Twitter at @tgiovanetti
New GIPC International IP Index Shows Improvements for US, Need for Further Action
FCC Should Hold the Line on Local Franchise Taxes & Fees
In support of the FCC's proceeding on the importance to federally limit local franchise taxes and fees.
New SEC Money Market Rule Predictably Rigged the Game for Government
Whether by design or not, the SEC's new money market rules have diverted savings and investment away from the private sector and toward government debt.
Copyright Provisions in a Renegotiated NAFTA: Setting the Record Straight
Correcting several of the myths about copyright and trade underlying Josh Lamel's Hill op/ed.
Twitter Rant Against Local Control: Implications
A 14 tweet Twitter rant explaining the implications of accepting the argument that local control is not a sacred governing principle.
Twitter Rant Against Local Control: Theory
A 29 tweet Twitter rant explaining why I'm an opponent of local control arguments asserted by municipalities.
Great Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada overturning Canada's Harmful "Promise Doctrine"
Today the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued a significant ruling overturning Canada’s harmful “Promise Doctrine,” which was a completely novel and ill-advised standard Canada has been using since 2005 to overturn patents on innovative pharmaceuticals and biologics.
Intellectual Property Protections Key to Medical Innovation, Economic Growth in Texas
United Nations bureaucrats want to mess with Texas.
Controversial Immigration Executive Order also Implements Policy Suggested by IPI
IPI recommended biometric entry and exit system in August 2016.
Importation of Prescription Drugs: A Bad Idea
The only people bringing up reimportation are Senate Democrats, who are desperate for a distraction from repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Willing Tools of Russian Propaganda in the Denton Fracking Ban Debate
Lead activists in favor of 2014's Denton (TX) ban on fracking were happy to act as tools of Russian propaganda.
Tom Giovanetti makes the Village Voice's "Ten Worst Rightblogging Ideas of 2016"
In which the Village Voice ridicules protecting people's economic freedom.
Mike Madigan, Not Sugar Policy, Driving Mondelez Out of Chicago
It’s simply not true that sugar policy is the reason Mondelez is leaving Chicago for Mexico, and if Mondelez decided to keep production in the US, they’d almost certainly still be leaving Illinois.
Larry Lessig: All "property" is imaginary
In which Larry Lessig reveals his true view of property rights.
Is the SEC's Money-Market Rulemaking Designed to Discriminate Against Private Sector Debt?
Maybe it's just coincidence, but recent Obama administration policies seem designed to benefit the federal government at the expense of the private sector.
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