America Alone, with a Little Help From Taiwan

"Inappropriate political activity, possibly laundering foreign funds into political activities..." Maybe John Bolton's a better fit with the U.N. than originally suspected. Shady think tanks, money channeled from Hong Kong and Taiwan&mdash? It's not quite as compelling as juiced sluggers or midnight congressional votes, but it's a start. Steve Clemons, who sounds like a man obsessed ("I have just run around Manhattan's Central Park this chilly morning and thought about John Bolton and Paul Wolfowitz the entire way") has more at his blog, The Washington Note.— GREG BEATO

 John Bolton and the Corruption of Think Tanks [The Washington Note]