David Luhnow is the Latin America editor for the Wall Street Journal. An American, he grew up in Mexico City. His brother Jeff is the general manager of the Houston Astros. (Have they done anything lately?) With Jay, David Luhnow talks about various matters Mexican: crime, economy, culture, politics, and more. The next president is expected to be AMLO – Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He is a left-wing populist and “old-fashioned Mexican nationalist,” as Luhnow says. Things could get interesting in a hurry.

Luhnow is a remarkably well-informed, remarkably balanced, and remarkably clear explainer. At the end of this episode, Jay says he wishes there were a David Luhnow for every region of the world.

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  1. Hank Rhody, Possibly Mad Contributor
    Hank Rhody, Possibly Mad
    @HankRhody

    Assuming that “AMLO” is short for Hamloaf then yes, yes I am.

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  2. JuliaBlaschke Lincoln
    JuliaBlaschke
    @JuliaBlaschke

    As a long time Astros fan it was interesting to hear about the Luhnow brother’s background. Yes, he is doing a great job.  I was also wondering about the treatment of Central Americans as they pass through Mexico. I knew they weren’t given a free pass. I just hope that we don’t get a refugee crisis from Mexico itself if AMLO turns it into Venezuela.

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