A friend pointed me to a publication called Lapham's Quarterly. Laphman's is a quarterly publication that targets a single topic in each issue. The contributors are contemporary and historical writers.

LAPHAM'S QUARTERLY sets the story of the past in the frame of the present. Four times a year the editors seize upon the most urgent question then current in the headlines - foreign war, financial panic, separation of church and state - and find answers to that question from authors whose writings have passed the test of time.

You can learn more about the format of Lapham's Quarterly here. The latest issue is titled Ways of Learning and deals with education. The preamble , Playing with Fire, is available online...