Maxime Marquette
Independent columnist · MadMax
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,526 column(s) published
Reportage· No. 5325
REPORT: 170,000 Fraud Victims Get Relief as Parent PLUS Rules Tighten
Reportage· No. 5324
REPORT: $1.625 Billion Meets a Soy Market That Fell From 47% to 24.4%
Commentary· No. 5323
COMMENTARY: A Court Order Falls and 350,000 Haitians Face TPS Uncertainty
Commentary· No. 5322
COMMENTARY: Trump’s Bedminster Weekend Shared a Course With LIV Golf
Analysis· No. 5321
FACT CHECK: Trump Says Hormuz Deal. Iran Says It Is Not Negotiating With Washington
Analysis· No. 5320
DECODING: Graham’s 100% Tariff Bill Gives Trump a National-Interest Exit
Investigation· No. 5319
INVESTIGATION: Moldova Ordered 30% Less Lighting as the Dniester’s Low Water Triggered Emergency Rules
Investigation· No. 5318
INVESTIGATION: Australia’s 10-Year Defence Plan Puts Six Technologies on the Indo-Pacific Clock
Analysis· No. 5317