«An original and deeply insightful analysis of indirect strategies employed by American law to regulate pornography and the sex industry. Building on a wide range of feminist and critical race scholarship, Eckert’s book displays the historically and culturally biased systems of knowledge production that shape what counts as harms, and offers a new theory of discursive harm. By rejecting simplistic accounts of objectivity, evidence, and neutrality, Eckert challenges us to deepen the liberal and egalitarian aspirations that underlie our constitution. A terrific book!»

Stephen Macedo, Princeton University