Jim Harper
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 11, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for aei.org
- Top 500K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Talk of an “age of terrorism” after 9/11 was enervating to me, because it signaled that cascading fear and self-interest would drive countless misbegotten policies in Washington. The role I adopted—always glib—was working to “protect the nation from counterterrorism.” Terrorism is a strategy of the weak that does its work by inducing overreaction on the part of the victim state. Ours was no exception, and we wasted far too much American blood and treasure as a consequence. So I was gratified by
Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Talk of an “age of terrorism” after 9/11 was enervating to me, because it signaled that cascading fear and self-interest would drive countless misbegotten policies in Washington. The role I adopted—always glib—was working to “protect the nation from counterterrorism.” Terrorism is a strategy of the weak that does its work by inducing overreaction on the part of the victim state. Ours was no exception, and we wasted far too much American blood and treasure as a consequence. So I was gratified by
Flock Camera Systems May Face a Constitutional Reckoning (opens the original)
Read excerpt
My media feeds always feature privacy threats. But one that seems salient to a broad audience today is the Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) network. In Kansas, an important response to Flock cameras is taking shape. The Kansas Justice Institute has filed a lawsuit against the city of Wichita, arguing that the use of ALPR systems violates the Kansas Constitution. It’s an opportunity to explore how changes wrought by technology can be reconciled with basic concepts and first principles.
Judicial Conservatives Mostly AWOL in Chatrie (opens the original)
Read excerpt
“While more work may lie ahead to bring coherence to our Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, perhaps this is a start.” Justice Neil Gorsuch sounded optimistic notes at the end of his concurrence in the Supreme Court’s decision in Chatrie v. United States. I find more to lament, mostly from the justices who could have but didn’t see clear to improve Fourth Amendment law through the case. Chatrie dealt with geofence warrants. That is the distinctly modern type of warrant requiring online service provi
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 500K sites
For aei.org, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.