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Brian Doherty

Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com. He is author of three 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), and Gun Control on Trial (Cato Institute, 2008).

Doherty's reporting and essays have 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, and 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.

He ran a small indie record label, Cherry Smash Records, from 1993-2001, and has lived in Los Angeles since July 1994.

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Marijuana Dispensaries Sue the City
They claim that the current moratorium on such businesses is "unreasonable, discriminatory and overly broad."
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Radical New Tax Proposal: Get Rid of Sales Tax
A special commission created by Gov. Schwarzenegger to rethink California's tax system has come out with some radical proposals.
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City Council Moves Toward Layoffs to Solve Budget Problems
As a budget cutting measure, L.A.'s City Council reaches a tentative commitment to get rid of nearly a thousand city workers.
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Carpetbaggers Plaguing District Race?
With the upcoming election to fill the L.A. Council District 2 seat attracting attention from outside San Fernando, the election is becoming a platform for a larger issue.
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State Legislative Session Ends, No One Happy
Everyone seems happy that this year's legislative session is over. Unfortunately, our citizens' discontent remains.
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Expanded Charter Plan for L.A. Schools Approved
L.A. Unified School District officially loses control over 250 area schools, including both the worst and some schools yet to be built at all. The move could make Mayor Villaraigosa a bigger player in local schools, as he's always wanted.
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Gubernatorial Race Already Running
We're still over a year away from the next state gubernatorial election, but the commentary and polling and guessing game is already in full swing.
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Trutanich: "Hanging Out" Can Be a Crime
City Attorney Trutanich wants to give LA cops the ability to arrest known taggers just for hanging out together.
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Cut Politicians' Pay, Save L.A.?
A local political gadfly, and possible future City Council candidate, launches campaign to cut city officials' pay--in half.
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A New Legal Shot at Prop 8 is Launched
A federal lawsuit challenging California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 was officially launched this week.
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California Might Get Tougher on Drugs
A state agency might decide to use federal money for increased drug law enforcement, despite California's desperate fiscal need for smaller prison population.
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Pot Raids Continue, Feds Continue to Help
Police raids on medical marijuana dispensaries continue--and continue with federal help, despite an Obama promise.
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