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Globalization has been touted as this inevitable, unstoppable force. But as the U.S., China and other major economies flex their muscles over trade, is this assumption all wrong? America has a long history of global trade and a varied one. Our economy has swung widely from protecting our very first industries with subsidies and imports to brokering global deals that open borders and lift trade barriers. It’s not pure economics that dictates our trade relationships; it’s politics and social context, too. Who\\u2019s gained from open borders and who’s lost? Who are tariffs designed to protect, and have they worked? Trade Off\\xa0offers stories of work, reward and American attitudes toward the rest of the world. Scott Tong and Sarah Gardner explore the topic across time and geography, from America’s first industrial park in New Jersey \\u2014 envisioned by Alexander Hamilton \\u2014 to a growing community of tech workers from India in Kansas City.