Brian Doherty, a longtime editor at Reason and one of the most prominent historians of the libertarian movement, has died after a fall from a cliff at Battery Yates in the Marin Headlands. He was 57. Friends and colleagues are remembering him as a reporter who married meticulous research with a deep curiosity about fringe culture and big, unruly ideas.
Authorities Confirm Cliffside Fall
The National Park Service’s law enforcement unit said it responded to an incident at Battery Yates involving “a male visitor who reportedly fell from the cliffside into the water,” and that “the individual was recovered and pronounced dead,” parks spokesperson Scott Carr wrote in an email, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. As of the initial reports,…..