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J. Robert Oppenheimer

American physicist, 1904 to 1967

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Led the Manhattan Project that built the first atomic bombs, then argued for international control of nuclear weapons and lost his security clearance in 1954.

J. Robert Oppenheimer sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning tech-optimist on technology, leaning peace-first on war and peace and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where J. Robert Oppenheimer sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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