A comparison of the U.S. rankings in over 25 key global categories for 2021. We consider: economic factors like incomes, deductions and taxes; etc.; a change readiness index; happiest & most competitive countries; "best" countries ranked, "where" to be born - 2021; et.al. All charts and links to data sources will be provided to participants. This is year four for the compilation of rankings and is the most comprehensive yet! Our speaker, Doug Stowell, has been a national OLLI Instructor since 2018. His career includes - Director of Market Research for the Xerox Corp., U.S. Director for the U.K. firm National Opinion Polling, Ltd., and Senior Consultant with Wirthlin Polling Polling in DC. Douglas Stowell leads this course on Monday November 22 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed prior to the first session.