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Brian Doherty 
Senior Editor
Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com.
Doherty is author of the books This is Burning Man (2004, Little, Brown; paperback BenBella, 2006) and Radicals for Capitalism: A History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement (PublicAffairs, 2007).
From 1994 to 2003, Doherty worked as associate editor and reporter for Reason, writing a variety of stories on topics ranging from the Americans with Disabilities Act to pollution-credit trading to the independent rock scene.
Doherty's work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Spin, National Review, The Weekly Standard, San Francisco Chronicle and dozens of other publications.
He has been a commentator on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor and CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck Show. Doherty was the Warren Brookes Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in 1999 and served as managing editor at Regulation magazine from 1993–94.
Doherty received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He lives in Los Angeles.
Contributions | Hit & Run Posts
- Secession Then, Secession Now, Secession Forever!, Brian Doherty, July 2, 2009, 7:49pm
- Peter Bagge's Reason Cartoons: In Book Form and Publisher's Weekly Approved, Brian Doherty, July 1, 2009, 8:06pm
- Marines Hit Afghanistan in Operation: Hearts, Minds, and Suicide Attacks, Brian Doherty, July 1, 2009, 7:50pm
- The Stimulus' Slow Emergency: Good Thing the Economy's Still in Trouble!, Brian Doherty, June 30, 2009, 7:21pm
- The Baffler is Back, Brian Doherty, June 29, 2009, 2:45pm
- Farrah Fawcett-Taggart, Brian Doherty, June 26, 2009, 12:47pm
- The Sanford Crack-Up: Important, Not Important, Who Knows, Brian Doherty, June 25, 2009, 5:47pm
- The Coming Condo Crisis, Brian Doherty, June 25, 2009, 12:07pm
- Street Protests, America vs. Iran, Brian Doherty, June 24, 2009, 1:40pm
- Free-Market Environmentalism in the New York Times, Brian Doherty, June 24, 2009, 11:21am
- Krugman and the Housing Bubble: A Love Story, Brian Doherty, June 23, 2009, 7:19pm
- Gov. Mark Sanford Disappears?, Brian Doherty, June 22, 2009, 6:41pm
- Sophisticated Econometrics: Does It Change Minds?, Brian Doherty, June 22, 2009, 11:40am
- D.C. Continues Its Slow Retreat in its War on Guns, Brian Doherty, June 22, 2009, 11:26am
- Ron Paul: Praises Obama on Iran, Is "Dr. No" on Protestor Support Resolution, Brian Doherty, June 19, 2009, 4:56pm
- Wal-Mart: The Happiest Place on Earth, Brian Doherty, June 19, 2009, 11:23am
- Some Promising News on the Marijuana Front, Brian Doherty, June 18, 2009, 5:32pm
- L.A's "Special Order 40" Passes Muster With State Appellate Court, Brian Doherty, June 18, 2009, 3:20pm
- The Mont Pelerin Before Mont Pelerin, Brian Doherty, June 17, 2009, 4:58pm
- Iranian Elections: What Do You Know, And Why Should They Care?, Brian Doherty, June 16, 2009, 6:38pm
- Second Amendment Might Be Back on Its Way to Supreme Court, Brian Doherty, June 10, 2009, 3:17pm
- Los Angeles City Council: Mad at Medical Marijuana, Brian Doherty, June 10, 2009, 2:35pm
- Did Heinlein See The Future of the U.S. Auto Industry?, Brian Doherty, June 9, 2009, 7:52pm
- Supreme Court Holds Up the Chrysler/Fiat Etc. Deal, Brian Doherty, June 8, 2009, 8:08pm
- Is the Stimulus Working? Depends On the Meaning of "Working", Brian Doherty, May 29, 2009, 3:04pm
- Harry Truman's "Courage", Brian Doherty, May 28, 2009, 3:09pm
- Whip (Up More) Inflation Now!, Brian Doherty, May 27, 2009, 2:49pm
- Greenspan and the Housing Bubble: Has He Successfully Absolved the Fed?, Brian Doherty, May 26, 2009, 6:24pm
- The Democratic Party: NRA Pawns?, Brian Doherty, May 26, 2009, 4:43pm
- California Nightmare: All The Voters are Mad, and the Ink is Red, Brian Doherty, May 21, 2009, 4:18pm
- Sarbanes-Oxley Makes it to Supreme Court, Brian Doherty, May 20, 2009, 2:58pm
- Keeping People Imprisoned is Expensive, But Releasing Them? Now You're Talking Real Money, Brian Doherty, May 19, 2009, 1:16pm
- Running the Numbers on the Atlas Shrugged Revival, Brian Doherty, May 18, 2009, 1:13pm
- How Much Should An Ebook Cost?, Brian Doherty, May 18, 2009, 10:56am
- Obushma Watch: Torture Photo Flip Flop and Reactions Division, Brian Doherty, May 18, 2009, 9:18am
- Nothing Wrong With Federal Inability to Contain Medical Costs that More Federal Medical Costs Can't Cure, Eh?, Brian Doherty, May 15, 2009, 3:23pm
- Whose Fault Is It That You Are Rich?, Brian Doherty, May 15, 2009, 2:56pm
- ...And the Calvinball and 43-Man Squamish Budgets Are Frankly Bankrupting the School District..., Brian Doherty, May 13, 2009, 2:34pm
- "Let a Thousand Nations Bloom", Brian Doherty, May 13, 2009, 2:12pm
- Geithner: It Coulda Mighta Been the Fed's Fault, Brian Doherty, May 12, 2009, 1:18pm
- Tea Party: Drink Up, Democrats!, Brian Doherty, May 11, 2009, 6:37pm
- Guns: As American As Decrying Liberal Elites, Brian Doherty, May 11, 2009, 2:50pm
- John Stossel Tonight on Interesting Points "You Can't Even Talk About", Brian Doherty, May 8, 2009, 2:24pm
- Get a Building Permit, Get Disenfranchised: Business as Usual in California, Brian Doherty, May 7, 2009, 7:42pm
- The History of Heller, Brian Doherty, May 6, 2009, 2:32pm
- The New Deal Counter-Orthodoxy, Brian Doherty, May 4, 2009, 8:08pm
- The Difficulty of Firing Teachers in L.A., or, Hey! Kids! Leave Those Teachers Alone!, Brian Doherty, May 4, 2009, 7:57pm
- Souter's Successor at the Supreme Court: Who The Heck Knows?, Brian Doherty, May 1, 2009, 12:30pm
- Medical Marijuana Good News from New Hampshire, Brian Doherty, April 30, 2009, 4:41pm
- Arlen Specter Isn't the Only One Abandoning the GOP, Brian Doherty, April 29, 2009, 3:29pm