/* ---- Broadsheet Grid Base & Containers ---- */
.broadsheet-grid {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.broadsheet-divider {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid #111;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #111;
  height: 3px;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}

/* Lead Section (Hero vs Sidebar) */
.lead-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.compact-card {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
}

.compact-card .thumb {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Editorial Kicker / Category Badge */
.kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

/* Hero Image & Vertical Rhythm Polish */
.hero-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  max-height: 420px;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.hero-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem;
}

.hero-card .excerpt {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.hero-card time {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* Middle Tier Base Styling */
.middle-tier-section {
  margin: 2rem 0;
}

.middle-tier-header {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.opinion-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0.35rem 0;
}

.opinion-card h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.opinion-card h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.opinion-card .excerpt {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #444;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.opinion-card time {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* Middle Tier: 3-Column Grid with Vertical Borders */
.middle-tier-section .three-column-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.middle-tier-section .opinion-card {
  padding: 0 1.25rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-top: none;
}

.middle-tier-section .opinion-card:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: none;
}

.middle-tier-section .opinion-card:last-child {
  padding-right: 0;
}

/* Lower Tier: 3-Column Archive with Print Separators */
.multi-column-masonry {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem 0;
}

.multi-column-masonry .compact-card {
  padding: 0 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}

.multi-column-masonry .compact-card:nth-child(3n + 1) {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: none;
}

.multi-column-masonry .compact-card:nth-child(3n) {
  padding-right: 0;
}

/* ---- Section navigation row ---- */
.section-nav {
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px 22px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.section-nav a { text-decoration: none; }
.section-nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.section-nav a[aria-current="page"] { font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); }

/* ---- Section and tag pages ---- */
.section-head { border-bottom: 3px double var(--rule-strong); margin-bottom: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.section-head__eyebrow { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin: 0 0 0.25rem; }
.section-head__title { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); margin: 0; }
.section-head__desc { font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); margin: 0.4rem 0 0; }
.section-intro { max-width: 68ch; margin: 0 0 1.5rem; }
.section-empty { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }

/* ---- Article footer: filed in / see more on ---- */
.article-meta {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 1rem 20px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.article-meta__row { margin: 0.35rem 0; }
.article-meta__label { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--muted); margin-right: 0.75rem; }
.article-meta a { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); margin-right: 0.9rem; }
.article-meta a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--ink); }

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .lead-section,
  .middle-tier-section .three-column-grid,
  .multi-column-masonry {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .middle-tier-section .opinion-card,
  .multi-column-masonry .compact-card {
    padding: 0 0 1.25rem 0;
    border-left: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
}