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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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L.A.: "Meanest City in America"?
National homeless advocacy groups have marked Los Angeles as the "meanest city in America," and Santa Monica is being sued by the ACLU over treatment of the homeless.
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Special Election Draws A Crowd
14 candidates are vying for Wendy Greuel's District 2/San Fernando Valley council seat.
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Saying Goodbye to Delgadillo
He's out of office now, but the L.A. Weekly kicks ex-City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo on his way out the door.
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The Politics of Michael Jackson's Memorial
Politics couldn't help but intrude as well on Michael Jackson's death and memorial, mostly over that all-important political question: who's footing the bill?
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L.A. County's Next Fiscal Crisis: More Elderly
An already-strapped L.A. county is facing what could be called a "senior tsunami."
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It's Official: Villaraigosa Is Mayor Again
He's sworn he will stay as our mayor, and now his second term--and his second chance to help leave a better L.A.--begins.
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May Day Officers Keep Jobs
Officers sent by Chief Bratton to disciplinary boards for their violent role in the 2007 May Day demonstrations in L.A. will not lose their jobs.
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City Council Settles Deal With Unions
L.A.'s City Council has settled on a deal with city workers' unions that the city hopes will save it $500 million over the next two years, without mass layoffs or noticeable service reductions.
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California Fiscal Calamity Still Unsolved
The state Assembly has a plan it insists will help, but Gov. Schwarzenegger is adamant: he wants all (a solution to cover the state's entire deficit) or nothing at all.
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A Pre-emptive Goodbye to Gov. Villaraigosa
Seeing that 2010 would probably not be his year, Mayor Villaraigosa ends the speculation: He will not be running for governor of California next year.
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Angelenos Polled; Mixed Feelings About Life and Politics
The L.A. Times polled Angelenos on their feelings about local government and life--which are decidedly mixed.
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The Trutanich Transition
Our newly elected city attorney Carmen Trutanich prepares to take office, and he appears to have the enthusiastic support of local politics-watchers.
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