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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. Street Food Wars
City Councilman Tom LaBonge is taking regulatory aim at one of Los Angeles' latest trendy distinctions--our proliferation of popular mobile "food trucks" dishing out tasty food on sidewalks across the city
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California Gets to Argue Prison Release Order Before Supreme Court
California's challenge to a federal court order to release a possible 46,000 prisoners because existing ones were found to be denied proper medical care will hit the Supreme Court in the fall.
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It's Brown vs. Whitman for California Governor
Jerry Brown won easily. Meg Whitman received 64% against tenacious competition. And now, they face a level playing field.
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California Election Rundown
California primary and proposition elections are today. And while polls may indicate that many issues are already settled, there's still lots of last minute politicking to be done.
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GOP Voters Love Fiorina for Senate; Other Californians Don't
Republicans seem set upon pitting Carly Fiorina -- former CEO of Hewlett-Packard -- against Democrat Barbara Boxer for the California Senate seat. Are they shooting themselves in the foot?
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Prop. 14: For or Against the Establishment?
The passage of Prop. 14 would in the future send two candidates from each major party onto the general election. But does it really create a more democratic voting process?
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L.A. Pot Store Closures Can Continue, Court Says
An attempt to squash the current crackdown on post-moratorium pot storefronts in L.A. via the courts has failed, but many more lawsuits and court hearings lie ahead.
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L.A. County Considers Joining City in Arizona Boycott
L.A. County is considering joining the city in a boycott of Arizona over its recent law allowing local officials to investigate the legal status of anyone they have occasion to interact with.
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Good Crime News for Southern California
The latest FBI crime stats for 2009 have some good news for Southern California.
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City Crackdown on Medical Pot Gears Up
The City Attorney's office takes a bold move in this age of recession, high unemployment, and lacking city resources: sending out letters shutting down…
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Villaraigosa Offers a More Austere Budget
Mayor Villaraigosa is aiming to close the budget gap through a combination of creative revenue strategies and budget cuts in the vicinity of $300 million.
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City in Better Shape than Thought
Mayor Antonia Villaraigosa now believes as few as 750 city employees will need to be let go in the coming year. Could this be the end of the doom and gloom?
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