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11. How Much Does the President of the U.S. Really Matter?

Freakonomics Radio

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Is the President Really in That Role?

We're often stronger with negative emotions. When things are going well, we like to attribute it to things that I did. The President is really just someone who's sitting in the co-pilot seat in a plane that's already on autopilot. And certainly there are some things that can do, and we always have pilots in planes just like we need a President.

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