text: what is the true definition of neocon? neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the united states, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administrations of ronald reagan and george w. bush.  the prefix neo- refers to two ways in which neoconservatism was new. first, many of the movement's founders, originally liberals, democrats or from socialist backgrounds, were new to conservatism. also, neoconservatism was a comparatively recent strain of conservative socio-political thought. it derived from a variety of intellectual roots in the decades following world war ii, including literary criticism and the social sciences.   today, however, the movement's critics use the term more often than supporters. in fact, some people described as "neocons" today say that neoconservatism no longer exists as an identifiable movement.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/neocon i believe you have answered your own question quite well, especially with the wiki article. it has some off the worst aspects of both traditional liberalism and conservatism. it is pro - big government and pro - big spending, while it still insists on cutting revenue. it seems to think that it is ok to spend someone else's money, mainly the kids and grand-kids without properly preparing them to do so. ultimately it will fail and be thoroughly discredited.