Barbara Bergmann has a tough style of confrontation and a scientific style asking How Big Is Big. Economics would be a lot better off if it dropped Mathematical 'Proof' and Statistical 'Significance' and started simulating Barbara.

It is true that economics needs a theory of moral sentiments along with an account of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. Economics is damaged analytically by ignoring love, or care. But love is not always nice, and is sometimes a threat to freedom.