Till Lauer's "Targeted"

"For the cover of the February 9, 2026, issue, the artist Till Lauer evokes the recent killings of civilians by ICE agents in Minneapolis, where thousands have gathered in the streets to protest and grieve."

""I personally care about the right to protest far more than about the right to bear arms," Lauer said."

""However, recent events show that we no longer can take any American liberty for granted-neither the First Amendment nor the Second.""

The February 9, 2026 cover evokes recent killings of civilians by ICE agents in Minneapolis, where thousands gathered in the streets to protest and grieve. A quoted statement expresses greater care for the right to protest than for the right to bear arms. Another quoted statement warns that recent events show that no American liberty can be taken for granted, naming both the First and Second Amendments. Additional covers, cartoons, and related works are available at the Condé Nast Store.

Read at The New Yorker