With the advent of smart, unmanned weapons & sophisticated surveillance systems, warships are becoming easy targets. Just as manned air power was the decisive factor in WWII, unmanned air power will dominate WWIII, whether it be MIRV ballistic missiles, smart bombs, high speed torpedoes, or supersonic cruise missiles. Manned ships & vehicles will become increasingly dangerous places to be.
I believe a determined enemy of sufficient means could cripple a carrier task force with land & undersea based, non-nuclear weapons before the carrier could get within striking distance of the enemy. This is certainly true of mainland China & Russia, & perhaps NK & Iran, too. The loss of a carrier would devastate US morale & effectively neutralize a significant weapon of our arsenal.
Our money is better spent on air power & missile defense than expensive, hard to replace ships & crews that may not survive their first substantial encounter with a powerful enemy. Especially so when our missiles can flatten any area on the globe with a few mouse clicks.
You must be a zoomie, or former zoomie. The Air Force has argued against ships and for planes - theirs of course, not Navy - since WW2 days.