Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President" (open access)

Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"

Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Who's Afraid of Life After Death? (open access)

Who's Afraid of Life After Death?

Article discussing the academy's refusal to examine the evidence for an afterlife, and tendency to cling to materialism as if it were a priori true, instead of a posteriori false. The author suggests several explanations for the monumental failure of curiosity on the part of academia.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Grossman, Neal
System: The UNT Digital Library