As for economics, once again we have a situation where rationalism falls short of natural processes. Most rationalists see the free market as chaotic and not governed by sound reason. They are right. The free market is governed by every shlub that has ever purchased anything. Socialism, on the other hand, is run by pure reason. It is irrational to say that socialism is better than capitalism, but its perfectly rational to say that capitalism is an irrational process. Once again, a natural, irrational process defeats its rational competitor. Again, however, a truly rational person would acknowledge this. Problem is, most people that consider themselves rational do not. Economics can be applied to the majority of political decisions, not just those involving the economy, which is why I say its not considered nearly enough.