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19 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 337 (2014-2015)
Nudge, Don't Thrust: The Application of Behavioral Law and Economics to America's Porn Addiction

handle is hein.journals/trlp19 and id is 361 raw text is: NUDGE, DON'T THRUST: THE APPLICATION OF BEHAVIORAL LAW AND ECONOMICS TO AMERICA'S PORN ADDICTION BY ALEXANDRA HARRISON* I. INTRODUCTION...........................................338 II. APPLYING BLE To FOOD AND SEX . ............. ..........342 A. BLE and Obesity.............................344 B. Pornography and Addiction .....................344 Ill. IS PORNOGRAPHY REALLY A PROBLEM? ................348 A. Viewers and Their Partners ...................349 B. Stars.................. ................351 C. Children...................................356 D. Social Loss................................358 TV. APPLYING LE TO PORNOGRAPHY........................ 361 A. Overoptimnism, Flawed Self-Assessments, and Pluralistic Ignorance ................................ 361 B. Avoiding Temptation in an Autodrive World................ 364 C. The Hot-Cold Empathy Gap...........................366 V. BLE, PORNOGRAPHY, AND GOVERNMENT.......... .....368 A. Pornography and the Constitution......................369 B. From Television to Internet.....................372 VI. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES To REDUCE ACCESSIBILITY..... 373 A. Websites, Social Networking, and BLE ................... 373 B. Private Companies Reducing Access.......... ....376 VII. MORE BLE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE PORNOGRAPHY VIEWING ....................................377 VIII. CONCLUSION- ........................... ............... 379 * J.D, The University of Texas School of Law, 2015; BA., The Kings College, 2012. 1 thank my family for their support, Professors David L. Tubbs and Sean H. Williams for introducing me to BLE, and the Steering Committee for agreeing to publish this article. Special thanks to Stephanie Harrison, Bran7ey Starr, Adam Ross, Jeff Shafer, David L. Tubbs, Jessica Wagner, Chris Ross, and Catherine aggi Schmucker fr their early comments and suggestions.

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