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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.

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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. 2227

Another Legal Setback for Trump Against New Jersey Sanctuary Cities

Introduction: a second defeat in a week for the DOJ

Column· No. 2226

Alan, the French Unicorn Proving Europe Can Still Dream Big

Introduction: 480 million euros that change the game

Note· No. 2225

A Senator Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell's Quiet Transfer

Introduction: a letter that ramps up pressure on the DOJ

Profile· No. 2224

The Five Minutes Every Hour That Could Save Our Health at the Office

Introduction: the challenge that mobilized eleven thousand people

Investigation· No. 2223

Kenya, the Crackdown Continues and the Toll Tops 100 Deaths in a Year

Introduction: a protest movement that refuses to die

Commentary· No. 2222

Melatonin, the Tiny Pill That Might Ease Our Chronic Pain

Introduction: a sleep hormone that intrigues pain researchers

Editorial· No. 2221

This $347.5 Million Lockheed Contract Shows an America Getting Ready

Introduction: one contract among billions, but a clear signal

Reportage· No. 2220

These Microscopic Magnetic Waves That Could Reinvent the Quantum Computer

Introduction: a discovery that comes from Vienna

Analysis· No. 2219

The European Union Quintuples Its Defense Support With the SAFE Program

Introduction: a wall of billions against the Russian threat