We're Number One!?: America's Uncertain Standing in the World compares the respective status of the United States to other countries across a wide variety social, political, and economic metrics.

Dennis W. Johnson is professor emeritus and former associate dean at the Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC. He has specialized in the history and impact of American domestic public policy as well as the professionalization of American campaigns and elections. He is the author of seven books (several in second and third editions) and the editor of four other volumes. He lives in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado with his wife Pat and their dog Snickers.