/* ─── Reset & Base ─────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

:root {
  --ink:      #111111;
  --soft:     #444444;
  --muted:    #888888;
  --rule:     #cccccc;
  --bg:       #faf9f7;
  --serif:    'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans:     'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
}

html {
  font-size: 18px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

body {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  line-height: 1.75;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* ─── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.container {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

/* ─── Masthead ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.masthead {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 0;
}

.masthead-inner {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.edition {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.site-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 8vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.masthead-rule {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  height: 5px;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
}

/* ─── Article Header ────────────────────────────────────── */
.opinion {
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
}

.article-header {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.article-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.article-subtitle {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.article-meta {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.article-meta .author strong {
  color: var(--soft);
}

.dot {
  color: var(--rule);
}

.article-divider {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

/* ─── Article Body ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.article-body p {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.article-body p.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-size: 3.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.8;
  float: left;
  margin-right: 0.1em;
  margin-top: 0.08em;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-body blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ink);
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 0.25rem 0 0.25rem 1.5rem;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.article-body em {
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ─── Footer ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer {
  padding: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.site-footer hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

/* ─── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.site-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* ─── Featured Article ──────────────────────────────────── */
.featured {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.featured-link {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  padding: 1.75rem 0;
}

.featured-link:hover .featured-title {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.featured-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
}

.featured-excerpt {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.read-more {
  color: var(--soft);
  font-style: italic;
}

.section-rule {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ─── Archive ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.archive {
  padding: 2rem 0 3rem;
}

.archive-title {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.article-list {
  list-style: none;
}

.article-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-item-link {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.article-item-link:hover .item-title {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.item-date {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  white-space: nowrap;
  min-width: 6rem;
}

.item-title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ─── Responsive ────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  html { font-size: 16px; }
  .masthead { padding-top: 1.75rem; }
  .article-item-link { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; }
  .item-date { min-width: unset; }
}