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

We asked this same question nearly a decade ago. The answer then: probably not. But a lot has changed since then, and we’re 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 — and maybe infuriated.

Episode 404 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "404. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?" was published on February 6, 2020 and runs 52 minutes.

February 6, 2020 ·52m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

We asked this same question nearly a decade ago. The answer then: probably not. But a lot has changed since then, and we’re 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 — and maybe infuriated.

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