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Below are some of Preeti’s writings. For more informally written “notes to self,” please visit: Preeti’s Blog

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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

 

When No Men Make the Cut

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

 

Why I’m Not an Engineer

How underrepresentation hurts U.S. competitiveness

March 1, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Faced with Extinction

Accept demographic change; don’t go draconian

February 15, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Not Being Default

Not fitting the mold has its frustrations and its specialness

February 1, 2006, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Jolted Out of Complacency

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

 

Capitalism Stole Christmas

Christmas is a secular holiday, no matter what you call it

December 25, 2005, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC

 

Celebrating Christmas

Christmas is a secular holiday, no matter what you call it

December 12, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Macy’s Is Wrong

Sorry, but you can’t buy happiness

December 6, 2005

 

Rx? Better Health Insurance

My two cents on Duke’s student health insurance plan

November 30, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Laughing Stocks of the World

U.S. support for freedom is selective

November 22, 2005

 

Skeletons in GPSC’s Closet?

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

 

Poor Blind Baby

America’s healthcare system is dysfunctional

November 1, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

Just $2 Extra

How $2 buys us internal group cohesion and political weight

October 24, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

How Low Would They Go?

How draconian could conservative policies ever go?

October 18, 2005

 

The Illusion of Free Will

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

 

Freakonomics of Campout

The economics behind Duke’s lottery for basketball tickets

September 21, 2005, The Chronicle, Durham, NC

 

When No Men Make the Cut

Why poor young women have children out of wedlock

September 16, 2005

 

Bubble Within a Bubble

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

Perkins Is a Workout

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

 

Why I’m Not an Engineer

For me, engineering didn’t provide fulfillment

March 5, 2005

 

Remember Also the Iraqi Civilian Dead

January 4, 2005, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY

 

Poverty Is Relative

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

It’s About Power, Not Piety

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

 

Protect Gay Rights

Refusal to grant equal rights is what’s truly immoral

November 2000

OTHER OPINION PIECES

To be posted soon.