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Second Rough Draft / Richard J. Tofel / Sep 28, 2023

“I saw, and see, no reason not to take general support money from OSF, and would have felt the same way about the Wyss Foundation (or, for that matter, Charles Koch). It would be naïve or worse, however, not to understand that gifts from controversial people may come with controversy. If you disclose them, you send an important signal that you understand that and accept it, and also, at least in my view, bolster reasonable people’s confidence that you remain independent of these donors— along with all the others.” —