Maxime Marquette
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
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TESTIMONY: The Day 300,000 Haitians Became Deportable in the United States
This July 27 date results from no public consultation and no visible legislative debate. It flows directly and mechanically from the administrative expiration of…
ANALYSIS: Riyadh Under Drone Fire as Iran's War Spills Into Saudi Oil
The pause announced between Washington and Tehran was never signed on behalf of Saudi Arabia. On July 28, 2026, the U.S. Central Command and…
ESSAY: Open Weights, Amodei's Rebuttal, and the AI Safety Narrative War
On July 27, 2026 , Dario Amodei , CEO of Anthropic , published a piece stating his company has "never advocated for a ban…
ANALYSIS: Ebola, Uganda Shuts the Door, DRC Still Counting Its Dead
Uganda declared the end of its Ebola outbreak on July 28, 2026 , after the mandatory 42-day countdown passed with no new detected case,…
EDITORIAL: 86 to 12, the Senate Sets Its Own Russia Line Ahead of Trump
The current American legislature has produced, on most controversial foreign policy files, tight votes reflecting the partisan polarization that has defined Washington across several…
REPORT: Oregon's 1.5 Million Burning Acres and a 70-Mile Highway Shutdown
The geography of active fires in Oregon this week is not confined to one isolated region. It stretches from the state's center to its…
INVESTIGATION: Epstein, the Judge, and the Redactions That Still Hold
On July 27, 2026 , federal Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered the Department of Justice to hand over, by Thursday, redacted or withheld Epstein documents…
ANALYSIS: Taiwan Rehearses the War Factory: Its Arms Industry in Survival Mode
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced on July 28, 2026 that the island would test relocating arms production lines and converting civilian factories to…
CHRONICLE: In Detroit, Trump Sells the Tariff as Shop-Floor Patriotism
On July 27, 2026 , Donald Trump visits Michigan and speaks to workers at a General Motors plant in Milford, according to AP News.…