Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Our editorial standards: sources are cited inline, corrections are fixed and logged publicly, and any use of artificial intelligence is disclosed.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
Keiko Fujimori and the return of a dynasty after a decade of Peruvian chaos
Introduction: a victory decided in the dead of election night
"Supergirl" and "Robin Hood" kick off a summer of blockbusters
Introduction: the summer's big kickoff
DOJ radio silence on the Epstein files since January
Introduction: nothing more for months
General Saltzman and the 30,000 satellites meant to save the West
Introduction: a plan to dominate orbit through 2040
Bondi shifts blame to Blanche over Epstein files chaos
Introduction: a tense hearing in Washington
Washington negotiates voluntary AI rules, a necessary gamble
Introduction: frontier AI enters the era of negotiated rules
June 2026 heatwave shatters records across Europe
Introduction: a thermometer gone mad
Belfort's Eurockéennes festival kicks off France's summer
Introduction: a ritual that opens the season
Trump pardons diesel cheaters, clean air law takes a hit
Introduction: a presidential pardon that reeks of diesel