Taken littorally: Spain’s sudden crisis in Ceuta

The deadly rush of migrants into the Spanish exclave has deep roots in a wider North African conflict—and implications for a far wider European fight about immigration. Our India columnist presents an incomplete list of falling objects as a way to examine public-safety failures. And a data dive that reveals how AI writing is forever shifting.

Guests and host:

• Michael Reid, Spain correspondent and writer at large
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ceuta, migration, Spain, EU, Schengen
• India, public safety
• AI writing, waning human primacy

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