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Monday, February 23, 2026

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This Week’s Issue

Cover by Christoph Niemann The trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists Rachel Aviv on the aftermath for the French feminist hero and her children Did Russia help create a border crisis? Elizabeth Flock on the surge of migrants from high-conflict countries crossing into Poland One Manhattan, please David Sedaris on being young and broke in New York Plus: Anahid Nersessian on the philosopher Walter Benjamin; Ian Buruma on soccer nationalism; and more. Explore the issue

Editor’s Pick

One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense Illustration by Shawna X Amid R.F.K., Jr.,’s vandalism of the public-health system, a policy update brings shockingly good news about a cancer-preventing vaccine. Rivka Galchen reports »

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The American Olympic hockey triumph reminds us that national pride isn’t always a bad thing. Kash Patel was at the game. A friend of his once told the reporter Marc Fisher that the F.B.I. director’s two passions were “hockey and exploring ways to get rich.” The Supreme Court’s tariff decision included seven separate opinions. What can we make of all the disagreement? Jesse Jackson’s economic platform—focussed on inequality, affordability, and vanishing jobs—may be his lasting legacy.