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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Can President Obama Work with the Republican Congress on Trade?
Trade would be a welcome area of cooperation between President Obama and the new Republican Congress.
MPAA Debuts Wheretowatch.com
Putting the lie to the lack of copyright content available through exciting new digital distribution business models.
Statement on the Passage of Denton's Fracking Ban
Observers should expect a judge to issue an injunction against the ban in short order.
The Only Fracking Stopped by the Ban Is the Good Kind
Here's the poorly understood irony facing Denton voters on November 4: Responsible drilling is the only kind of drilling that will be stopped if the proposed ban passes.
Legal, Economic & Property Rights Arguments Against the Proposed Ban on Fracking in Denton (video)
Two videos outlining some of the main arguments against the proposed ban on fracking in the city of Denton, Texas.
More Misleading Hype about the IP Chapter of the TPP: Forbes' Katheryn Thayer
Cataloging the uninformed and just plain wrong reactions to the Wikileaked IP chapter of the TPP.
Ending Sugar Subsidies the Right (the Only?) Way
A global agreement is the best and maybe the only way to end U.S. sugar subsidies.
Good Riddance, FCC Blackout Rules
The NFL can no longer blame the FCC for sports blackouts, because the FCC is no longer involved in the NFL's business model (at least in this regard)
Grooveshark Found Guilty of Massive Copyright Infringement
Grooveshark found to be guilty of copyright infringement and destruction of evidence
Online Piracy Is not Due to a Lack of Available Content
A new KPMG study shows that movies and TV shows are readily available to consumers in convenient, legal formats.
Yes, Of Course, In Trade Agreements, the Devil Is In the Details
If you accept that IP belongs in trade agreements, as it clearly does, then you open the discussion about the details.
U.S. Petroleum Exports Up, Crude Oil Imports Down
Time to lift the federal ban on crude oil exports.
Some Things Are Worth Requiring Permission
Permissionless innovation is a popular catchphrase, but property rights are important enough to merit protection and thus require permission.
We're Flaring (Wasting) Shale Gas Because We Can't Export It
Glut prices for natural gas are an economic distortion caused by federal ban on export.
U.S. Energy Boom not about to Run Out
Innovation is making wells more productive than expected.
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