PREFACE.

• Date: 22 March 2018
• Author: Craddock, Joshua J.

Hugh Hefner's death last September left many pondering the legacy of the sexual revolution. What type of society had the Playboy-fueled project of sexual liberation created? The hurricane of sexual assault allegations that arose the following month--broadly characterized as the #MeToo movement--provided a dismal answer to that question. Tired of the harassment and misconduct of sexually entitled men, it seems women from Hollywood to Houston have finally had enough.

In the midst of this reassessment of sexual mores, the ubiquity of pornography and the objectifying habits of the mind that it creates cannot be ignored. Several state legislatures--including those in Florida, Kansas, Idaho, and Utah--have labeled unrestricted access to internet pornography a "public health crisis." The call to ban pornography altogether...