Maxime Marquette
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.
“Burn rather than rot. Write rather than stay silent.”
Fire first. Sentences after. No lukewarm takes.
Always answer the strongest version of the opposing point. No strawmen.
No commissioned pieces. No editorial masters. No compromise.
Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
Aging faster in your body may explain the rise in early-onset cancer
Introduction: a study that upends our idea of age
China launches AI companion robots, the West must respond
Introduction: a robot to fill loneliness, made in Shenzhen
Together AI raises 800 million on Saudi oil money and Nvidia
Introduction: when oil money bankrolls Western artificial intelligence
Massie and Khanna denounce FBI's inconsistent Epstein redactions
Introduction: two hours that changed everything at DOJ headquarters
Democratic governors send National Guard to Washington despite distrust
Introduction: an unprecedented move amid maximum tension
FBI cites technical difficulty to justify withholding handwritten Epstein notes
Introduction: a technical excuse that raises more questions than it answers
NATO Really Did Cut Its Response Time From 17 Hours to 1 Hour
Introduction: a striking claim that deserves scrutiny
Thank You Seoul, K-Defense Is Saving Western Deterrence
Introduction: a letter to an ally that delivers when it counts
Kash Patel Posts Before Thinking, and Justice Pays the Price
Introduction: an FBI director hooked on social media