[shkkmo]

It's not that she is particularly 'controversial', it is that she is biased and misleading.

She is an economist who wrote a book that misrepresents, ignores and twists science what does know about childrearing and then presents that with a high level of confidence.

[slothtrop]

This is a projection. Oster seems to do the opposite, cast skepticism on overconfidence of certain ideals using data as a guide, or criticizing the lack of it or the rigor of studies leaned on.