
Sophia Vahanvaty is a freshman at Stanford University and an intern at American Purpose.
“We Had No Idea The Government Would Open Fire”
On the anniversary of Tiananmen, Sophia Vahanvaty and Jeffrey Gedmin interview pro-democracy advocate, scholar, and former political prisoner Jianli Yang on China’s long and bloody road to democracy.

Half-Hearted Patriotism
Three members of Gen Z explain why their generation struggles to be proud of America.