7. He actually calls himself a “libertarian.”
Despite all of the aforementioned reasons as to why he is an ardent neo-conservative both domestically and abroad, Bolton has the gall to refer to himself as a “libertarian.” While the movement certainly ought to have a large tent, there is very little which is libertarian about John Bolton. No matter how laissez-faire he may be on domestic issues (though this is doubtful, considering his “establishment” background), it would be difficult to overcome Bolton’s interventionist foreign policy and lack of regard for civil liberties to categorize him as “libertarian.”
