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Maxime Marquette

Independent columnist · MadMax

MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.

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Columns by Maxime Marquette

4,540 columns published
Commentary· No. 337

COMMENTARY: 55% of Americans Back Impeachment — The Poll Haunting Trump's Coalition

Some statistical findings land like an uppercut to the political jaw. The Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted April 10–14, 2026 among 1,514

Editorial· No. 336

EDITORIAL: " Witch Hunt " — When the White House Transforms Impeachment into Political Martyrdom

The moment the word impeachment echoes through the corridors of Capitol Hill, the White House draws the same weapon: the witch hunt.

Column· No. 335

COLUMN: 228-193 — The Night the Capitol Tilted With Barely a Republican

There are votes that resemble nothing else. Votes where the numbers are not merely accounting results, but scars the American Republic will

Analysis· No. 334

EXPLAINER: The 25th Amendment Brandished — Why Vance and the Cabinet Did Not Take the Step

In the spring of 2026, the United States came close to an institutional crisis without precedent in its modern history. More than

Analysis· No. 333

ANALYSIS: Thirteen Charges Against Trump — Anatomy of a Far-Reaching Indictment

On April 6, 2026, Democratic Representative John B. Larson of Connecticut filed in the House of Representatives Resolution H.Res.1155 — thirteen articles

Reportage· No. 332

REPORT: June 22, 2026 — The House Votes Trump's Impeachment, Third President Targeted

On Monday, June 22, 2026, the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald John Trump, the 47th President of the

Column· No. 331

COLUMN: The Blue Basin of the Ego — Trump, Grand Renovations, and the Narcissism of Power

There is something profoundly revealing in the image of a President of the United States who interrupts a meeting with oil executives

Analysis· No. 330

FACT-CHECK: The Qatar Plane Given to Trump — What Is True, What Is Speculated, What Is Scandalous

On June 19, 2026, on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Donald Trump officially unveiled the new Air Force One

Reportage· No. 329

REPORT: Niño Guerrero Killed in Venezuela — Trump's Kinetic War Against Tren de Aragua

On June 12, 2026, somewhere in the suffocating heat of Las Claritas, in Bolívar State in southeastern Venezuela, a man was living