David Sirota We Are What We Trade It Analysis

“You are what you eat” they say. If you eat too much junk food, you’re going to be in bad shape and your health will go downhill from there. The same blame applies to trade and globalization according to David Sirota’s report “We Are What We Trade and How We Trade It”. From the compelling title choice, we might expect Sirota to make a unique and interesting argument about the controversial topic that is global trade. However, Sirota’s arguments don’t make up for the title choice. Instead, he makes the kinds of arguments that many have done in the past. Arguments concerning the bad shape of our global trading system and the negative consequences thereof.