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
Jack Smith breaks his silence and accuses Trump of an attack on the rule of law
Introduction: emerging from silence
Supreme Court declines to rehear Trump's sexual assault conviction appeal
Introduction: a verdict that holds
Tehran warns Washington and Israel during Khamenei's funeral
Introduction: mourning under high tension
Trump discloses $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency income
Introduction: the crypto fortune that raises eyebrows
Rutte insists NATO's nuclear deterrence remains absolutely credible
Introduction: the question haunting Europe
Germany drops its F126 frigates for faster ships
Introduction: a decision that changes the naval equation
Alibaba pays $600 million to Washington, but who looked away
Introduction: a bill that does not settle everything
France Adopts a Military Law That Transforms Its National Defense
Introduction: a historic vote in the National Assembly
Valiant Shield 2026 Ends With a Symbolic Sinking in the Pacific
Introduction: ten days that redraw allied power in the Pacific