And So We Thought: Oppenheimer and the closing of the American mind

And So We Thought: Oppenheimer and the closing of the American mind

I remember first watching Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on a flight back to China. I was stuck in the middle seat on a United flight, the air conditioning was running overtime despite the thick wool blanket I had draped across my lap, and the man in front of me — with his shoes and socks splayed gloriously in the middle of the aisle — had no concept of personal hygiene.  Despite the atmosphere, or perhaps because of it, “Oppenheimer” felt ma…