3 pm: Freakonomics asked this same question nearly a decade ago. The answer then: probably not. But a lot has changed since.
Freakonomics: Does the President Matter as Much as You Think?
3 pm: Freakonomics asked this same question nearly a decade ago. The answer then: probably not. But a lot has changed since.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)