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
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Trump, the Panama Canal Is Not a Trophy
Introduction: A letter to a president obsessed with a canal
In the Guardians' Arena, Space Prepares for Combat
Introduction: A call to rise above, launched from Arlington
China Hunts American AI Talent, One Spy at a Time
Introduction: The AI cold war has changed its face
Florida Designates CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorists
Introduction: A political move with national shockwaves
The Pentagon's $88 billion Iran bill that's angering Congress
Introduction: a bill that isn't going down easy
Inside the nuclear deadlock keeping Israel and Iran on edge
Introduction: a diplomacy suspended over the abyss
Why Beijing still refuses to budge on Taiwan
Introduction: a red line that isn't moving
Geneva must finally face Sudan
Introduction: an emergency meeting that comes too late
El-Obeid, the Sudanese city fearing el-Fasher's fate
Introduction: a besieged city amid indifference