Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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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.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
OPEN LETTER: Marco, Why Step Aside for Vance Without Even Fighting
Introduction: a letter to a man giving up too soon
Rubio Accuses Cuban Organization of Extremism in the United States
Introduction: a blunt warning from Washington
How Trump Handed the State Department to Marco Rubio in One Sentence
Introduction: a conversation that redrew Washington
Trump Repeats That "NATO Is Not a Charity" Ahead of Ankara
Introduction: another presidential bill sent to Europe
Trump Talks Panama Canal With an AI-Recreated Roosevelt
Introduction: a scene of political science fiction in North Dakota
Hegseth Calls Protesters "Ingrates" and Owns the Occupation of Washington
Introduction: a capital under permanent watch
OPEN LETTER: In Caracas, a toll of 2,595 dead the world must not forget
Introduction: a letter so we don't look away
Gaza reaches 1,000 days of war, the truce remains fragile
Introduction: a number that overshadows every other statistic
The Face of a War Where 40 km² Costs Half a Million Lives
Introduction: the portrait of a colossal strategic failure