Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)

First Things Podcast by First Things

Apr 30, 202600:39:45Government & Organizations

In this episode, Micah Mattix joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about Portico, a new literary quarterly published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life.

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