I started writing for publication in 1991. The results so far are as follows, with more on the way. Last updated: 2008-03-06.
Nietzsche, Rand, and the Ethics of the Great Task, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (forthcoming, Fall 2008). A paper on the history of ethics.
Ayn Rand, Novelist, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Fall 2007). Essay-review of The Literary Art of Ayn Rand.
Friendship in Atlas Shrugged, in Atlas Shrugged: A Philosophical and Literary Companion (May 2007, Ashgate Press). An essay on friendship.
RFC 4854: A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for Extensions to the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), IETF (April 2007). Internet protocol specification.
Jingle: Jabber Does Multimedia, IEEE Multimedia 14:1 (January-March 2007), 90-94. Technical article.
RFC 4622: Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), IETF (July 2006). Internet protocol specification.
Image and Integration in Ayn Rand's Descriptive Style, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Spring 2006). A study in literary analysis.
RFC 4417: Report of the 2004 IAB Messaging Workshop, IETF (February 2006). A technical report from the Internet Architecture Board, co-authored with Pete Resnick.
Streaming XML with Jabber/XMPP, IEEE Internet Computing 9:5 (September-October 2005), 82-89. Technical article.
RFC 3923: End-to-End Signing and Object Encryption for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), IETF (October 2004). Internet protocol specification.
RFC 3922: Mapping the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) to Common Presence and Instant Messaging (CPIM), IETF (October 2004). Internet protocol specification.
RFC 3921: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Instant Messaging and Presence, IETF (October 2004). Internet protocol specification.
RFC 3920: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Core, IETF (October 2004). Internet protocol specification.
Ayn Rand and American Culture, Libertarian Alliance (June 2004). Thoughts on America as an unknown ideal in Ayn Rand's philosophy.
Ayn Rand and the Ascent of Man, Libertarian Alliance (June 2004). Reflections on Randian historiography.
Saying Yes to Rand and Rock, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Fall 2003). Thoughts on progressive rock and progressive libertarianism.
Amendment 33: Gambling With Colorado Government, Colorado Freedom Report (24 September, 2003). Analysis of a ballot initiative.
Zamyatin and Rand, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Spring 2003). A study in literary and philosophical influence.
Open Source and Open Standards, O'Reilly Network (April 2003). The intersection of open protocols, open-source software, and developer communities.
Conceptualism in Abelard and Rand, The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Fall 2002). Scholarly paper on comparative epistemology.
Jabber: An Introduction, Free Software Magazine (February 2002). Technical article.
Why Objectivists Don't Read We the Living, Monadnock Review (January 2002). Essay in dialogue form.
Hugo, Rand, and the Purpose of Art, Monadnock Review (November 2001). Essay.
Let There Be Jabber, Linux Magazine (August 2001). Technical article.
Why Is John Galt?, Monadnock Review (June 2001). Essay in dialogue form.
Does Sense of Life Make Sense?, Full Context (March/April 2001). Essay.
Cobalt, Monadnock Review (December 2000). Poem.
Paying for Shade, Monadnock Review (November 2000). Poem.
The Measure, Monadnock Review (October 2000). Poem.
XML Messaging With Jabber, O'Reilly Network (October 2000). Technical article.
Odes I.26, I.28, III.1, and III.29 of Horace, Monadnock Review (October 2000). Poetry translations.
Jesus in Atlantis, Monadnock Review (June 2000). Poem.
What Is Enlightenment Culture?, Full Context (June 2000). Essay.
In the Garden, Monadnock Review (May 2000). Poem.
Urban Haiku, Monadnock Review (May 2000). Poems.
On a Visit to the Musée Rodin, Monadnock Review (January 2000). Poem.
Looking up at the Sky, Monadnock Review (December 1999). Poem.
Reflections on My Father's Life, Monadnock Review (September 1999). Poem.
Glenn Gould: Musical Individualist, Monadnock Review (August 1999). Essay.
Artist Shrugged, Monadnock Review (February 1999). Essay.
Troubadour and The Problem of the One and the Many, Monadnock Review (December 1998). Poems.
Odes of Horace and fragments of Sappho, Monadnock Review (November – December 1998). Poetry translations.
Liaison D'Etre and Fond Wish, Monadnock Review (October 1998). Poems.
The Value(s) of Objectivism, Summa Philosophiae #47 (August 1998). Essay.
Joaquín Sorolla, Painter, Monadnock Review (November 1997). Essay on a forgotten Spanish master.
Review of Knowledge Painfully Acquired: The K'un-chih by Lo Ch'in-shun (edited and translated by Irene Bloom), Reason Papers #22 (Fall 1997).
The Art of Friendship, Monadnock Review (July 1997). Essay.
Indivisible, Monadnock Review (July 1997). Poem.
Drought and Ancient Fire, Monadnock Review (May 1997). Poems.
Cosmic Gestalt, Prometheus 15:2 (Spring 1997). Poem.
Epicurean Pleasure and the Objectivist Good, Objectivity 2:4 (April 1997). Remarks on Ray Shelton's essay "Epicurus and Rand".
Gentlemen, Leave Your Guns Outside, Full Context 9:8 (April 1997). Thoughts on the right to self-defense.
Letting Go of Ought, Full Context 9:5 (January 1997). Essay on the place of imperative concepts in ethics.
The Ism Book: A Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy, March 1996 (updated November 1996, November 2005). Hypertext dictionary of philosophy.
A Distinction, Nomos #47/48 (Summer 1996). Also published in Prometheus 15:2 (Spring 1997). Poem.
The Course of the Sun, The Egoist 2:2 (March 1996). Also published in Nomos #47/48 (Summer 1996) and Prometheus 15:3 (Summer 1997). Poem.
The Individualism of the Poet-Musician, Autonomy #1, January 1996. Also published in Monadnock Review (May 1997). Essay on the art of songwriting.
Revere the Modern, The Computer Poetry Corner, December 1995. Poem.
Horace: Carmina 1.23, The Classical Outlook 72:4 (Summer 1995). Reprinted in the Monadnock Review. Poetry translation.
Horace: Carmina 1.11, The Classical Outlook 72:3 (Spring 1995). Reprinted in the Monadnock Review. Poetry translation.
Why I Am a Libertarian, Full Context 7:3 (November 1994). Essay on the relationship between Objectivism and libertarianism. (Note: I now disagree with much of what I wrote here!)
Voluntary Financing and the Nature of Government, Full Context 7:1 (September 1994). Theoretical justification for non-coercive funding of government.
No Exit and Editor, Nomos #45 (Summer 1994). Reprinted in the Monadnock Review. Poems.
Granados, Full Context 6:9 (May 1994). Appreciation of the Spanish composer Enrique Granados.
On the Road to Voluntary Government Financing, Full Context 6:8 (April 1994). Article on non-coercive ways to fund government.
Objectivist Aesthetics and the Nature of Art, Moderated Discussion of Objectivist Philosophy (January 7, 1994). Review of Chapter 12 ("Art") of Leonard Peikoff's book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. (Partially incorporated into The Conceptual Nature of Art.)
A Philosophy for Living on Earth, Objectivity 1:6 (December 1993). Scholarly paper on the nature of happiness.
Songs of Freedom, Full Context 6:1 (September 1993). Appreciation of Jamaican songwriter Bob Marley.
Eastern Eyes, Liberty 5:2 (May 1992). Essay on the inner experience of collectivism. Reprinted in Sliver #2 (August 1997) and as Personal Perspectives, #19 by the Libertarian Alliance.
Secular vs. Sacred: The Modern Dilemma, honorable mention, The Humanist's Tenth Annual North American Essay Contest.
The Fountain of Progress, IOS Journal 1:2 (Fall 1991). Review of Joel Mokyr's book The Lever of Riches.