An interview with León Krauze, News Anchor at Univision

Award-winning Mexican journalist, author, and news anchor León Krauze shares his views with our Two Gringos regarding the lead-up to the current political landscape, the relationship between AMLO and Trump, and the hope for a new generation of Mexican politicians.

Author

Global Americans and the Canadian Council for the Americas present “Two Gringos with Questions,” an interview series featuring political and cultural leaders from across the Americas.

Award-winning Mexican journalist, author, and news anchor León Krauze shares his views with our Two Gringos regarding the lead up to the current political landscape, the relationship between AMLO and Trump, and the hope for a new generation of Mexican politicians.

León Krauze anchors for Univision’s, the nation’s premier Spanish-language station. He also hosts “En Boca de Leon”, a podcast that airs throughout the country, and as a columnist for the newspaper “El Universal de Mexico.”

Mr. Krauze is also the author of six books and has been published in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, and many other publications in the United States and Mexico.

He has received various awards for his work, including six Emmy awards, two Golden Mics, two Edward R. Murrow awards, and a Los Angeles Press Club award. In 2011, Krauze was named Mexico’s “Journalist of the Year” by GQ magazine.

León Krauze tweets at @LeonKrauze.

More Commentary

The Leftist Experiment in Bolivia Nears Its End

Despite the hurdles, the MAS crisis and Morales’s waning popularity hint at a possible political shift, one that could strengthen Bolivia’s battered democracy, pave the way for judicial reform, and address urgent environmental issues.

Read more >

The Economy Doomed Harris. Will It Doom Trump?

The paradoxical thing about Trump’s victory is that though Republicans likely won because of the importance of the economy and voters’ perception of the Democrats’ mishandling of it, Trump’s agenda based on lower taxes, higher tariffs and migrant deportations threatens to derail the recovery.

Read more >

No, Mexico Is Not Returning To Its Authoritarian Past

With the Morena party capture and dismantling of Mexico’s institutional structure, it is often declared that the country has reverted to the one-party system that dominated its politics for most of the 20th century. Yet, this interpretation is both a misreading of history and an inaccurate analogy.

Read more >
Scroll to Top