The ancient Romans pined for the good old days. The Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius reminded himself of that amid tumultuous times, writing that “all of this has happened before.” Centuries later, in 1923, a New York Times headline proclaimed that " American life is too fast”, Jason Feifer wrote for Slate in 2016.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren met former military prosecutor John Deaton in Boston for a late evening debate on Tuesday — one of two scheduled meetings — and just after their fairly cordial conversation was complete, they each launched ads aimed at the ...