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Nick Steiner Named CEO of BPM

Nick Steiner Named CEO of BPM

Home > Firm Management Firm Management | August 26, 2026 Nick Steiner Named CEO of BPM Nick Steiner, a 20-year veteran of BPM, has been appointed as the top 50 accounting firm's next CEO, succee...

August 26, 2026
Data Centers and the Open Access Order

Data Centers and the Open Access Order

The US discussion over datacenters is depressing. Datacenters do not use a lot of water, they produce very useful outputs, they are not a blight on the landscape. All of this is obvious. But I don’t w...

August 26, 2026
AI and constitutions (from my email)

AI and constitutions (from my email)

“Dear Tyler, I enjoyed reading your notes on visiting Anthropic to advise on Claude’s constitution. Framing AI governance around the common law, case law (“Talmud”), and independent adjudication is a ...

August 25, 2026
Monday assorted links

Monday assorted links

1. There is now a formal 150 kph (93.2 mph) speed limit in one part of Czechia. 2. Why does the Japanese prime minister spend so much time in seclusion? 3. Decker defends academia (noting I do not thi...

August 24, 2026
I DJ for Rick Rubin about music and patriotism

I DJ for Rick Rubin about music and patriotism

MUSIC EPISODE: “You think you understand patriotism, you have your hands around it–it’s the simple thing, but it turns out it’s not. And maybe, music and the history of music shows us all that better ...

August 24, 2026
Has the European turnaround finally arrived?

Has the European turnaround finally arrived?

Europe just had its best reporting season in years. Companies in the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index boosted earnings per share by 18% on average in the second quarter compared with a year earlier. E...

August 22, 2026