Brian Doherty, 1968-2026

Source: Reason

“Brian Doherty, a longtime Reason senior editor and the leading historian of the libertarian movement, was found dead Friday morning after a fall the night before in Battery Yates park along the San Francisco Bay. He was 57. Doherty, who began working at Reason in 1994, was the author of six books, most notably the definitive 2007 study, Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement.” (03/14/26)

https://reason.com/2026/03/14/brian-doherty-historian-of-the-libertarian-movement-dead-at-57/