Dollars and Sense America’s Most Expensive Aircraft Carrier Finally Came Home — And Now Needs 1 to 2 Years in The Shipyard to Fix It The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s $13 billion lead supercarrier, returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 after an 11-month deployment... Brent M. Eastwood17 hours ago
Dollars and Sense The Damage Is Getting Worse: Trump’s Poll Numbers are Tanking The polling news is all bad for Trump: Last week was comparatively quiet for economic news, following the massive volatility of the previous week,... Stephen SilverApril 21, 2025
Dollars and Sense ‘Full-Blown Crisis’: Trump’s War on Harvard Could Come Back to Haunt Him U.S. President Donald Trump, now in his second term, has spent a significant amount of time targeting centers of power that he perceives as... Stephen SilverApril 19, 2025
Dollars and Sense IRS Head Fired: Donald Trump vs. Elon Musk Power Struggle Is Back Trump vs. Musk is Back? It’s been several months of turmoil at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with cuts from DOGE hitting that agency... Stephen SilverApril 18, 2025
Dollars and Sense Bad News Thanks to Trump’s Tariff War: The U.S. Dollar Is in Trouble Did Donald Trump Damage the U.S. Dollar? Last week, as a result of the chaotic week of tariffs being imposed and pulled back, the... Stephen SilverApril 16, 2025
Dollars and Sense 245% Tariff Won’t Work: Trump Has Already Lost His Trade War with China Donald Trump has clearly wanted, for years, to start a trade war with China. And in the opening weeks of his second administration, he... Stephen SilverApril 16, 2025
Dollars and Sense The Air Force’s B-52J Bomber Problem Is Getting Ready for Take Off Now Summary and Key Points: The Pentagon faces potential budget cuts under President Trump’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), raising fears over the fate of... Kris OsbornApril 16, 2025
Dollars and Sense ‘President Chaos’: Donald Trump Could Create an Economic Disaster This past week was one of the most chaotic ones in history, in terms of the economy and stock market. Stocks plunged, rallied, and... Stephen SilverApril 12, 2025
Dollars and Sense ‘That’s a Lie’: Donald Trump Isn’t Cutting Social Security Donald Trump Is Learning a Hard Lesson: Making Changes to Social Security Is Fraught With Risk – While senior citizens in the United States... Brent M. EastwoodApril 11, 2025
Dollars and Sense President Donald Trump Has a New Tariff Problem President Donald Trump Has a New Tariff Worry: A Race Against Time – Is the whole Donald Trump saga over his tariff program one... Brent M. EastwoodApril 10, 2025