An early draft of the bylaws of the...

An early draft of the bylaws of the American Economic Association states that economists who have attained a certain age are entitled to instant papers that begin "Reflections upon --." The exact age is unclear because the manuscript is faded, however I have been assured through competent authorities that whatever that age is, I have surpassed it. The design of entitling a paper "Reflections in succession --" is to warn the audience not to await either a comprehensive or a systematic treatment of the make liable "Reflections" seems preferable to its synonyms, "meditations" or "ruminations." The former is too "new age," while