In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy built a career out of one word: "communist." He used it to end careers, ruin reputations, and silence dissent — often with no evidence at all, just the accusation itself. Seventy years later, the word is back.

He made a promise. You can check it against your own wallet.

Donald Trump ran on one economic message above all others: he would bring your costs down. That promise is now two years old. The receipts are in.