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Jonathan Fortier talks with Brian Doherty, author of Modern Libertarianism, published by Libertarianism.org in 2025.
Jonathan Fortier talks with Brian Doherty, author of Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States. The conversation explores some of the main themes in Doherty’s book, including figures like Mises and Hayek, Ayn Rand, Leonard E. Read and many others. Doherty muses on the nature of the libertarian movement and the many strains of thought animated by fractious individuals.
Reason: https://reason.com/people/brian-doherty/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Libertarianism-History-Classical-Liberalism/dp/1964524423
Brian Doherty was an editor at Reason Magazine and wrote extensively on the libertarian movement, including the book Radicals for Capitalism. He passed away in 2026.
Jonathan Fortier is the director of Libertarianism.org. Over the past twenty-five years, he has worked to promote the principles of a free society with many organizations, including Liberty Fund, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Fraser Institute. He earned his MPhil and his doctorate at the University of Oxford.