Opinion Today: It’s on Europe to save NATO now
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Opinion Today
July 6, 2026
Secretary General Mark Rutte of NATO.
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Notable

The man who thinks he can save NATO. “As the mistrust and squabbling continue, the problem is no longer just whether America will be a good ally to Europe. It’s whether Europeans can be good allies for themselves.”

— Massimo Calabresi, an Opinion editor at large

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Go on, date your co-workers. “Where else in adulthood except the office would you bond with a potential paramour you share so much of everyday life with?”

— Juno Kelly, a writer of cultural criticism

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A great university is undermining itself. “Hundreds of faculty members describe the situation as an emergency.”

— The Editorial Board

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Spotlight

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Illustration by E S Kibele Yarman

The Liberal American Jew’s Dilemma

Over the years, I have moved toward the way of being Jewish that my father rejected.

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ICYMI

The presidential cage match we needed is the one we didn’t get. “There is room to take back from Trump not just the story of America but the definition of what it means to be a good American. Obama, clearly, sees political possibility in Trump’s venality and indecency. ”

— Ezra Klein, Opinion columnist

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For Trump, Cage Fighting Is the New Kumbaya

The bling and brutality of American “diplomacy.”

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Sorry, A.I. Is Not Giving Us a Four-Day Workweek

The very leaders rhapsodizing about a shorter workweek are demanding more time, not less, from their employees.

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You May Not Need Eight Hours of Sleep

The evidence for needing eight hours of sleep a night is shakier than we might assume.

By Ryan McCormick

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I’m a Therapist. Not Everyone Should Be in Therapy.

Many patients misunderstand what therapy reliably provides.

By Harvey Lieberman

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The Art of Summitry

The performance is meant to imply that the world is an orderly place, or at least a place on which reasonable people are determined to impose some order.

By Serge Schmemann and Jan Staiger

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It Failed in France. It Would Be a Disaster in California.

California might bet its future on the notion that billionaires won’t leave. But they are already fleeing the state.

By Joshua Rauh and Benjamin Jaros

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Mexico’s World Cup Moment Is Pure, Fragile Magic

In Mexico City, World Cup euphoria is overshadowing political gloom.

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In Your Words

Re: Madonna Has Become an Avatar for Our Fear of Aging

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Aaron Pennington

Colorado

Don’t we all try to look our best no matter our age? Madonna just has the resources to take that desire further than the rest of us. Furthermore, Madonna’s quest for beauty is consistent with one of the things she’s always been — someone who pushes boundaries, whether they be set by the patriarchy, the Catholic Church, or, in this case, time. Instead of criticizing Madonna, let’s celebrate the fact that she still looks fantastic and continues to make great music for all of us to enjoy. Brava, Madonna!

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