Author of Blowback, the Sorrow of Empire, and Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, Chalmers Johnson has literally written the book on the concept of American hegemony. A former naval officer and consultant to the C.I.A., who now serves as Professor Emeritus of U.C. San Diego, he has taken on his own mission to educate society about American imperialism and it's consequences for US all.