Jimmellow,
'Reason' could possibly be a possible solution if you want something from a libertarian perspective. As mentioned by mal, 'National Review' is a conservative news magazine (weekly, iirc) and might provide what you're looking for as well.
I try to get a chance at the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The Economist, National Geographic, Foreign Policy (bi-monthly, it's more of a magazine and less 'scholarly' than Foreign Affairs is, but is definitely worth reading), and a few others (although I don't read them cover to cover, I just scan them and look for more interesting articles, and it's hard to keep up with them). One of the things I love about the college library is that I can read tons of magazines and journals which is included with my tuition
I recently bought 'the walrus' at the newsstand a few weeks ago, I enjoyed it quite a bit. "The Week" is also a good brief run down of everything that has happened in the week, although they seem to walk the line between providing too many graphs and pictures and fluff; and actual content (They're on a junior high reading level, like Time/Newsweek/etc).
catcha back on the flipside,
will.