Scam organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center can remain institutional mainstays if they serve the Left’s political ends. The Sacramento Bee has provided the latest example of that.

The Bee recently published a list of the 72 “hate groups” that operated in California, according to the SPLC, and “where and what they are.” The list undoubtedly includes some real hate groups, but it also names several organizations that are merely opposed to left-wing politics.