Jimmy Carter

Now that “Baby Doc” Duvalier has died in his native Haiti, there is talk of giving him a state funeral. But Boby Duval, who was imprisoned by Duvalier in the 1970s, says Baby Doc’s history of embezzlement and repression should remain to teach future generations what not to do.

The nature of war is that it’s impossible to predict its outcome, and the current military campaign against ISIS is no exception. But some conflicts can have peaceful conclusions — like the Camp David Accords that ended the Israel-Egypt conflict. Author Lawrence Wright argues that we can turn to the diplomacy of Jimmy Carter to learn how to deal with ISIS.

In Colorado, Africans are second only to Latin Americans among the state’s immigrant populations. Until now, they’ve been largely absent from Colorado’s politics, but new candidates and civic groups with African roots are pushing the community nearer to the political spotlight.

The NSA ha ignited a firestorm over its extensive spying on friends and allies alike, but it’s clear the US is far from alone. Also, a new study finds billions of planets in the Milky Way that might be like Earth, and a former US president says he almost punched out a foreign leader. All this and more, in today’s Global Scan.

Relations between the US and Iran have been so bad for so long that there may be an understandable urge to make up for lost time, and get right down to business. But that may not be best in the long run