Cohen donated $585 to MoveOn.org's voter registration effort in 2004, apparently in violation of "Times" policy, which had banned political donations in 2003. The Spokane, Wash., "Spokesman-Review" decided on June 20, 2007, to drop Cohen's column, which had been scheduled to begin running in the paper on the following Saturday, because of his donation. Cohen responded that he saw no ethical violation, because he viewed MoveOn as no more activist than other organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America. Nonetheless, he said he would not make such donations in the future.