This piece contains spoilers for “Oppenheimer” (2023).
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The true, dramatic story of Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Oppenheimer’ villain
Lewis Strauss’s Senate confirmation battle was far more complicated and historically significant than depicted in the film
By Dan Diamond
Updated March 10, 2024 at 11:57 p.m. EDT|Published March 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST