When the house of a millionaire is raided in rural Belize and the owner is accused of illegal drug manufacturing and possession of an unlicensed weapon, one might think that the proprietor is a Central American drug lord, not a man who is running for President of the United States. However, this is just a glimpse of the controversy surrounding 2016 presidential hopeful John McAfee. After his April 2012 run-in with the Belizean government resulted in him being neither charged or convicted, McAfee became the person of interest in the murder of his neighbor. Stating that he was afraid that the police would kill him, McAfee fled Belize to Guatemala when he was sought for questioning by authorities. In December of 2012, McAfee was arrested for entering Guatemala illegally when a Vice Magazine journalist released a photo of him with the geolocation data attached. After suffering two minor heart attacks while being held in Guatemalan prison, McAfee was deported to the United States.

At this point I should probably remind you that this is an article about a man who is running for President, not the plot to my highly anticipated action-adventure novel. Since returning to America, there has been no attempt by Belizean authorities to pursue McAfee for questioning, though they did auction off the personal property he left behind, and his residence was burned to the ground by a "brush fire." As if all of this wasn't enough, in August 2015, McAfee was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of a firearm while intoxicated. When taken for face value, McAfee has absolutely no shot at landing the Presidency, but neither does anyone outside of a Democrat or Republican within our current system. McAfee does, however, still have a shot at becoming the nominee for the largest third party in America, the Libertarian Party, and because of this, we should at least explore his political beliefs.

McAfee has advocates for pretty run-of-the-mill libertarian policies:

1. Free Markets (He developed the first commercial anti-virus program, which your computer is probably running right now.)

2. Ending the War on Drugs

3. Non-intervention in Foreign Affairs

There are however a couple areas where McAfee offers a unique perspective. He has been especially vocal when advocating for abolishing the TSA. This is a common Libertarian position, but McAfee has stated that the TSA is a prime example of invasion of privacy and waste within government. Also, McAfee is very concerned about what he calls "the coming cyberwar." Perhaps it's due to his experience with designing software meant to protect computers, but maybe he's onto something. McAfee does appear to have extensive knowledge about the Islamic State's use of advanced technology to launch attacks on US computer servers, and even coordinate terrorist attack.

Winning the Presidency is clearly out of the picture for any third party candidate. So for Libertarians, what it really comes down to is, who do you want spreading the message of liberty? Although he does offer solid, principled, Libertarian beliefs, John McAfee might be even less presidential that Donald Trump (remember the whole Belize/Guatemala and DUI thing?), meaning he obviously isn't the guy I'd want as the face of the Libertarian movement. It is reasons like these that Libertarians are given such a bad reputation; it's just a shame that because of his personal life, the insight he has to offer regarding politics will be dismissed. Now, more than ever, the message of liberty needs to be lead by someone who can bring positive attention to the cause.