Author and historian Brian Doherty was found dead last Friday at a park in California’s Bay Area after attending an event the night prior. The 57-year-old, a senior editor at Reason Foundation, is believed to have fallen on Thursday while attending an art event featuring the Battery Yates military defense structures, according to SFGate. Doherty had experienced health issues in recent years that limited his mobility and required the use of a cane—factors the Reason Foundation suggested may have contributed to the fall. Doherty was best known for his 2008 book, Radicals for Capitalism, which chronicled the rise of the modern American libertarian movement. In a statement, Reason Foundation President David Nott praised Doherty’s wide-ranging influence, describing him as “the historian of the libertarian movement.” Friends and colleagues also paid tribute. Author and best friend Chicken John Rinaldi described Doherty’s death as a significant loss, telling the outlet his death leaves “so many people and so many systems impoverished.”
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