How to see through 501(c)(3)
Schools, electoral politics (0)
The College of St. Catherine bans Bay Buchanan from speaking on campus. The reason? Because as a 501(c)(3) organization it has to avoid any appearance of partisanship. (Buchanan is not running for office or campaigning for anyone, so that isn't really the reason, but you know what they mean. If not, see below.)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the other hand, goes into a fourth grade classroom and tells the kids that in Lincoln's time, "Republicans used to be the good guys." One mother was not amused, but Kennedy says it's OK, "since ...