@papayalily By “politics”, I mean that bureaucracy is not good at handling technology in general and frown on things that they don’t understand. For instance, this story about a TV typewriter is a great example.
The College Board has the HP 48-series on their approved list for AP calculus but prohibits the use of a stylus. The HP 48-series does not use a stylus, nor can it! This proves that they have no clue. And the PSAT/NSMQT may or may not allow any calculator since the guidelines are rather subjective.
I’ve seen places that only approve of one particular make/model of calculator (often a TI-83) and forbid all others for no real reason.