Podcasts Culture Freakonomics Radio 404. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?

404. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 4 a.m.

b'We asked this same question nearly a decade ago. The answer then: probably not. But a lot has changed since then, and we\\u2019re three years into one of the most anomalous presidencies in American history. So once again we try to sort out presidential signal from noise. What we hear from legal and policy experts may leave you surprised, befuddled \\u2014 and maybe infuriated.'