:root {
  --ink: #1c2430;
  --muted: #5c6675;
  --paper: #f4efe6;
  --card: #fffcf7;
  --line: #d4cbb8;
  --accent: #6b3f1d;
  --link: #1a4f8c;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
body {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, "Book Antiqua", Georgia, serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 0%, #e8dfd0 0%, transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 90% 20%, #d9e0e8 0%, transparent 45%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ebe4d6, var(--paper));
  min-height: 100vh;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
a { color: var(--link); }
header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255,252,247,.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.inner { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem; }
header .inner { padding-top: 1.75rem; padding-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.kicker { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", "Segoe UI", sans-serif; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.35rem); line-height: 1.15; margin: .35rem 0 .5rem; font-weight: 700; }
.tagline { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1rem; max-width: 36rem; }
nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .85rem 1.25rem; margin-top: 1rem; font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: .88rem; }
nav a { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
nav a:hover, nav a.active { border-bottom-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
main.inner { padding-top: 2rem; padding-bottom: 3.5rem; }
h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; margin: 1.75rem 0 .75rem; }
h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 1.25rem 0 .5rem; }
p, li { margin-bottom: .85rem; }
ul, ol { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.lede { font-size: 1.08rem; color: #2a3340; }
.callout {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  background: var(--card);
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.04);
}
.essay-list a.title { font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.essay-list .meta { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--muted); font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif; margin: .25rem 0 .85rem; }
.sources { font-size: .92rem; }
footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding: 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}
table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .92rem; margin: 1rem 0; }
th, td { text-align: left; padding: .45rem .4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; }