I also always think of that AEC quote when reading blue-sky future predictions. That said, >that our children will know of great periodic regional famines in t

I also always think of that AEC quote when reading blue-sky future predictions. That said, >that our children will know of great periodic regional famines in the world only as matters of history With the exception of countries under oppressive regimes like the DPRK, isn't this mostly true today? In 2003 the NYT published an article asking "Does Democracy Avert Famine?", referring to a relatively recent Ethiopian famine as being preventable by adequate societal oversight [0]. Last year, they published "Is The Era of Great Famines Over?", referring to a drought in Ethiopia that did not trigger a widespread famine as it did in 1993 (which is the famine referred to in the first article).[1] [0]http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/arts/does-democracy-avert-famine.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/arts/does-democracy-avert-... [1]https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/opinion/is-the-era-of-great-famines-over.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=all https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/opinion/is-the-era-of-gre...