In the low-IQ dystopian future depicted in the 2006 film “Idiocracy,” the U.S. faces crop failures and a chronic shortage of what fictional President Comancho describes as “burrito coverings.”Creator Mike Judge has commented on some apparent similarities between our time and the world predicted by the movie, but even he might be struck by this summer’s tortilla shortage at Taco Bell.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 05, 2019 16:30 UTC