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
Striking Russian oil isn't a choice, it's a strategic necessity
Introduction: the economic war Ukraine is right to wage
Zelensky Awaits Trump's Decision on Patriot Missiles
Introduction: a decision that could save Ukrainian lives
Zelensky Begs Budapest and Warsaw Not to Block Kyiv's European Future
Introduction: Dublin, stage for a desperate appeal
Did Russia's Spring-Summer 2026 Campaign Really Fail
Introduction: what does the latest ISW report really say
OPEN LETTER: To Vitaliy Kim, Governor of Mykolaiv, After a 66-Year-Old Driver's Death
Introduction: a letter for a man I never met
Kharkiv Under Glide Bombs — a Teenager Killed, Dozens Wounded
Introduction: a city that knows no more respite
Seventeen Dead in Kyiv While Ukraine Keeps Burning Putin's Oil
Introduction: two wars unfolding on the same night
Kyiv Under the Rubble — the Night Russia Tried to Break Zelensky
Introduction: a night Kyiv won't forget
The 14th Amendment, the 1868 Text That Outlasted Trump
Introduction: a national anniversary under constitutional strain