As Tim Fernholz notes over at the Motherblog, conservative sure do hate the Fairness Doctrine, and the idea that just because an outlet prints or publishes one side, they should have to do the same for the other. Sure do hate it, that is, right until they need it.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.