In “Inquietude,” Jill Lepore writes about our free speech fumbles.

In “Madmen Theories,” Steve Coll writes about President Trump’s U.N. début. 

In “In The Dark,” Amy Davidson Sorkin explores how America is dealing with hurricane disasters.

In “Broken Dreams,” William Finnegan writes about saving DACA. 

In “Coming Storms,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about Hurricane Harvey and climate change.

Jelani Cobb writes that some saw Steve Bannon’s blend of nationalism and racial grievance as the ballast in Trump’s ship. But will Bannon’s banishment change anything?