Liberal and Conservative

I don't find the labels liberal and conservative useful to describe myself. They quite frequently seem to be a kind of tribalism and I distrust all tribalism.

It seems to me you should examine each policy problem independently. Preconceived ideas are likely to get in the way of good policy.

Now I strenuously believe in conserving the environment, which ought to make me a conservative, but instead makes me a liberal.

I also believe in spending our tax dollars with responsible restraint, which makes me a conservative. And I believe in governmental oversight of capitalism, which makes me, I don't know, socialist?

And I believe in a strong military as a strong deterrent to aggression. At the same time I am very suspicious of being the world's policeman. I think we should be strong allies with our friends and keep our nose out of places it does not belong.

I think contraception should be free and ubiquitous. This sounds socialist again, but it should lead to less governmental spending.

So am I conservative or liberal?