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Maxime Marquette

Independent columnist · MadMax

MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.

Our mission: rigorous, source-cited analysis carried out with full editorial independence — no sponsorship, no party line.

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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“Burn rather than rot. Write rather than stay silent.”

Write as if burning

Fire first. Sentences after. No lukewarm takes.

Raw truth

Always answer the strongest version of the opposing point. No strawmen.

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Columns by Maxime Marquette

4,540 columns published
Essay· No. 2290

A Single Injection Reversed Osteoarthritis in Animals Within Weeks

Introduction: the dream of a joint that repairs itself

Column· No. 2289

The most common type of stroke may have had the wrong cause for decades

Introduction: a medical certainty starts to wobble

Note· No. 2288

Total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, what to know before the big day

Introduction: a sky about to go dark in the middle of summer

Profile· No. 2287

Vitamin B12 repurposed to hunt glioblastoma, the most feared brain cancer

Introduction: a pharmacy vitamin against the worst brain cancer

Investigation· No. 2286

Poland commits $16.5 billion in SAFE loans for heavy weaponry

Introduction: Warsaw turns European money into steel

Commentary· No. 2285

The $35 million Epstein estate settlement awaits its moment of truth

Introduction: an upcoming hearing, a growing bill

Editorial· No. 2284

Ebola in Congo, the Clinical Trial That Could Change Everything

Introduction: one first patient, one cautious hope

Reportage· No. 2283

Trump Baby Accounts Launch, and So Does the Inequality

Introduction: a thousand dollars and a lot of questions

Profile· No. 2282

This Summer, My Listening List Is Overflowing Before Anything Even Drops

Introduction: when July becomes the most anticipated month of the year