Libertarian News’ purpose is to highlight the violence and hypocrisy of coercively funded government and to present logical arguments against it. The basis of these arguments stems from the extensive work of Murray Rothbard (pictured left) and Ludwig von Mises, as well as many other philosophers, economists and historians that favor voluntarism. The site’s main contributor and owner is Michael Suede. Michael Suede is an Austrian economist and author who holds a business degree from the University of Wisconsin. Michael is also one of the few economists who is well versed in the economics of voluntary crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin. Michael is a veteran of the US Navy and an advocate of voluntarism. His extensive knowledge of economics was acquired through the lectures and research material put out by the Mises Institute. Michael’s articles have appeared on Zero Hedge, Infowars, Bitcoinwatch and other news and economics publications.