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Preeti on the Web |
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Providing Food for Thought |
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Preeti’s Writings
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Below are some of Preeti’s writings. For more informally written “notes to self,” please visit: Preeti’s Blog (Please note: All text on this webpage is copyrighted ©.) |
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SPRING 2006 OPINION COLUMNS Creating a Culture of Character Duke’s lacrosse scandal points to a broader culture of crassness April 19, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Why poor young women have children out of wedlock April 5, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Our Most Valuable Natural Resource How falling birthrates could have troubling impacts March 24, 2006
Defection of Young, Healthy Men Duke’s health insurance plan is the victim of adverse selection March 22, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
How underrepresentation hurts U.S. competitiveness March 1, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Accept demographic change; don’t go draconian February 15, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Not fitting the mold has its frustrations and its specialness February 1, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
From a global perspective, Americans live in paradise January 18, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC FALL 2005 OPINION PIECES Season Brings Message of Greed, Materialism Sorry, but you can’t buy happiness December 27, 2005, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Christmas is a secular holiday, no matter what you call it December 25, 2005, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
Christmas is a secular holiday, no matter what you call it December 12, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Sorry, but you can’t buy happiness December 6, 2005
My two cents on Duke’s student health insurance plan November 30, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
U.S. support for freedom is selective November 22, 2005
Study reveals no recent malfeasance November 16, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
William Bennett’s Creative Thinking Aborting black fetuses will reduce crime!? November 1, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
America’s healthcare system is dysfunctional November 1, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
How $2 buys us internal group cohesion and political weight October 24, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
How draconian could conservative policies ever go? October 18, 2005
Situations—not morals—determine human behavior October 5, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Pushing the Boundaries of Birth More women are becoming mothers in their late 30s and late 40s October 3, 2005
The economics behind Duke’s lottery for basketball tickets September 21, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Why poor young women have children out of wedlock September 16, 2005
Graduate and professional students stay insular September 7, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
What Women Should Ask about Social Security Reform Beware reforms that put women at risk August 22, 2005, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY FALL ‘04-SPRING ‘05 OPINION PIECES Duke Univeristy’s Perkins Library is full of frustrations April 27, 2005
Subsidize Families’ Health Insurance Childless people freeload off parents March 27, 2005
Grant Christian Fraternity Official Status Don’t engage in reverse discrimination March 22, 2005
For me, engineering didn’t provide fulfillment March 5, 2005
Remember Also the Iraqi Civilian Dead January 4, 2005, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Are the poor in America really that poor? December 1, 2004 |
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POLICY ANALYSIS REPORTS A Social Security System...in India? An Analysis of Whether a Pay-as-You-Go Pension System Could Address the Needs of India’s Elderly in the 21st Century April 21, 2006
Best for North Carolina, Best for State Employees An Analysis of Options for North Carolina’s State Employee Pension Plan Preeti Aroon, Patrick Byrnett, Stefan Lhachimi, Kristopher Nordstrom, Drew Pounds, Kurt Wise May 6, 2005 FALL 2006 OPINION PIECES Technology Will Liberate Women Motherhood in middle age will advance women’s equality December 11, 2006
Would a Muslim Gandhi Please Step Forward? Only a Muslim Gandhi can break the cycle of violence October 2, 2006 2001 LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER COMMUNITY COLUMNIST COLUMNS Religious fundamentalism is about power, not piety December 27, 2001, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Holidays Bring a Clash of Values Consuming: A core American value December 7, 2001, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
The Need for a Global Perspective Americans must learn about other countries and cultures October 7, 2001, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
The Death Penalty Goes Too Far We can’t afford the kind of just that McVeigh deserves June 21, 2001, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
President on Wrong Environmental Path For Bush, health of planet is secondary to business interests April 2001, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
Refusal to grant equal rights is what’s truly immoral November 2000 OTHER OPINION PIECES To be posted soon. |
