:root{
  --navy:#0A1F44;
  --navy-2:#142a55;
  --gold:#C9A24A;
  --gold-2:#E0BE6A;
  --ivory:#F8F5EE;
  --ink:#0b0f14;
  --muted:#5b6473;
  --line:#e6e2d6;
  --bg:#FBF8F1;
  --soft:#F1ECDC;
  --cream:#FFFDF7;
  --warm:#F5EFE0;
  --accent:var(--gold);
}
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,400;9..144,600;9..144,800&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap');
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--cream);line-height:1.65;font-size:18px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.wide{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}

header{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:20px 0;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
header .wide{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none;color:#fff;font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:800;font-size:24px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.brand-mark{width:36px;height:36px;display:inline-block}
.brand span{color:var(--gold)}
nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px}
nav a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;font-weight:500;transition:color .15s}
nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
nav a.btn-nav{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);padding:10px 18px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:700}
nav a.btn-nav:hover{background:var(--gold-2);color:var(--navy)}

h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em}
h1{font-size:64px;line-height:1.05;margin:.3em 0 .3em}
h2{font-size:38px;line-height:1.18;margin:1.6em 0 .5em}
h3{font-size:24px;margin:1.4em 0 .3em;font-weight:700}
p{margin:.85em 0}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold);text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

.hero{position:relative;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy-2) 60%,#1d3970 100%);color:#fff;padding:120px 0 130px;overflow:hidden}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 0%,rgba(201,162,74,.18),transparent 55%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 100%,rgba(201,162,74,.10),transparent 50%);pointer-events:none}
.hero .wide{position:relative;text-align:center}
.hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:72px;max-width:920px;margin:0 auto .25em}
.hero .kicker{color:var(--gold);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:18px;display:inline-block}
.hero .gold-rule{width:64px;height:3px;background:var(--gold);margin:24px auto 28px;border:0}
.hero p.lead{font-size:22px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.86);max-width:680px;margin:18px auto 36px;line-height:1.5}
.hero .cta-row{display:flex;gap:16px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}

.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);padding:16px 30px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.01em;border:2px solid var(--gold);transition:all .18s}
.btn:hover{background:var(--gold-2);border-color:var(--gold-2);color:var(--navy);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn.alt{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.4)}
.btn.alt:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:#fff}
.btn.dark{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.btn.dark:hover{background:var(--navy-2);border-color:var(--navy-2);color:#fff}

.section{padding:90px 0;background:var(--cream);position:relative}
.section.alt{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--warm) 0%,var(--soft) 100%);position:relative}
.section.alt::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:4px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}
.section.alt::after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:4px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}
.section.dark{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--navy) 0%,#0d2654 100%);color:#fff;position:relative}
.section.dark::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 20%,rgba(201,162,74,.12),transparent 50%),radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 90%,rgba(201,162,74,.08),transparent 50%);pointer-events:none}
.section.dark .wide,.section.dark .wrap{position:relative}
.section.dark h2,.section.dark h3{color:#fff}
.section.dark .muted{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.section h2{text-align:center;max-width:780px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.section .kicker{display:block;text-align:center;color:var(--gold);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px}
.gold-rule{width:48px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:0 auto 24px;border:0}

.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:28px;margin-top:48px}
.card{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#fff 0%,var(--cream) 100%);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:36px 32px;transition:all .2s;position:relative;border-top:3px solid var(--gold);box-shadow:0 2px 12px -6px rgba(10,31,68,.08)}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px -20px rgba(10,31,68,.18)}
.card h3{margin-top:0;color:var(--navy)}
.card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px}
.section.dark .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.08);border-top-color:var(--gold)}
.section.dark .card p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.75)}

.muted{color:var(--muted)}
.kicker{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;font-size:12px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}

article.post{padding:80px 0 60px}
article.post h1{font-size:52px;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:.3em}
article.post .meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:14px}
article.post .lead{font-size:22px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.55;font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;margin:.5em 0 1.5em}
article.post p{font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;line-height:1.72;color:#1a2230}
article.post h2{font-size:34px;margin-top:1.8em}
article.post h3{font-size:22px}
article.post blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:6px 24px;margin:28px 0;color:var(--navy);font-style:italic;background:var(--soft)}
article.post ul,article.post ol{padding-left:26px}
article.post li{margin:.5em 0;font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;line-height:1.7}
article.post .toc{background:var(--soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);border-radius:0;padding:24px 28px;margin:32px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:15px}
article.post .toc h3{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--gold);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif}
article.post .toc ol{padding-left:20px;margin:0}
article.post .toc li{font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:var(--ink)}
article.post .cta-box{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:4px;padding:48px 36px;margin:56px 0;text-align:center;border-top:3px solid var(--gold)}
article.post .cta-box h3{color:#fff;margin-top:0}
article.post .cta-box p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:17px}

.post-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:48px 0 0}
.post-list li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:32px 0}
.post-list li:first-child{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.post-list a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);font-size:28px;font-weight:700;font-family:'Fraunces',Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.2}
.post-list a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.post-list p{color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 0;font-size:16px}

footer{background:var(--navy);color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);padding:60px 0 40px;font-size:14px}
footer .wide{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:24px;align-items:center}
footer a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);text-decoration:none;margin-right:20px}
footer a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
footer .brand{font-size:20px}

@media(max-width:760px){
  h1{font-size:40px}
  .hero h1{font-size:44px}
  .hero{padding:80px 0 90px}
  h2{font-size:28px}
  article.post h1{font-size:36px}
  nav{gap:14px}
  nav a{font-size:14px}
  nav a.btn-nav{padding:8px 14px}
  .section{padding:60px 0}
}

/* === AMAZING UPGRADE LAYER === */

/* Paper grain texture overlay (subtle SVG noise) */
body::before{
  content:"";
  position:fixed;
  inset:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  z-index:1;
  opacity:.5;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.05  0 0 0 0 0.05  0 0 0 0 0.1  0 0 0 0.06 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
header,main,footer{position:relative;z-index:2}

/* HERO upgrades */
.hero{padding:140px 0 110px}
.hero .wide{max-width:980px}
.hero-ornament{position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);width:160px;height:320px;pointer-events:none;z-index:1}
.hero-ornament-l{left:-20px}
.hero-ornament-r{right:-20px;transform:translateY(-50%) scaleX(-1)}
@media(max-width:1100px){.hero-ornament{display:none}}
.hero h1{font-size:84px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.hero-italic{font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--gold-2);font-family:'Fraunces',serif}
.hero-eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:24px;padding:8px 22px;background:rgba(201,162,74,.08);border:1px solid rgba(201,162,74,.25);border-radius:100px;backdrop-filter:blur(4px)}
.hero-eyebrow .dot{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 12px rgba(201,162,74,.6)}
.hero-eyebrow .kicker{margin:0;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em}
.hero .gold-rule{width:80px;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent);margin:32px auto 28px}
.hero .lead{font-size:24px;line-height:1.5;color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);max-width:720px}
.cta-row{margin-top:40px}
.btn .arr{display:inline-block;margin-left:6px;transition:transform .2s}
.btn:hover .arr{transform:translateX(4px)}
.hero-trust{margin-top:48px;display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);font-size:13px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase}
.hero-trust .bull{color:var(--gold);opacity:.7}

/* STATS BAND */
.stats-band{background:var(--navy);border-top:1px solid rgba(201,162,74,.2);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,162,74,.2);padding:0;position:relative}
.stats-band::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}
.stats-band::after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}
.stats-band .wide{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;padding:50px 32px;gap:32px}
.stats-band .stat{text-align:center;color:#fff}
.stats-band .stat-num{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:72px;font-weight:800;color:var(--gold);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.stats-band .stat-num span{font-size:36px;color:var(--gold-2);margin-left:2px}
.stats-band .stat-label{margin-top:12px;font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;line-height:1.4}
.stat-divider{width:1px;height:80px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(201,162,74,.4),transparent)}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .stats-band .wide{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}
  .stat-divider{width:80px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(201,162,74,.4),transparent);margin:0 auto}
  .stats-band .stat-num{font-size:56px}
}

/* DROP CAP */
.dropcap::first-letter{
  font-family:'Fraunces',serif;
  font-size:84px;
  font-weight:800;
  float:left;
  line-height:.85;
  margin:8px 12px 0 0;
  color:var(--navy);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--navy) 0%,#1d3970 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip:text;
  background-clip:text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;
}

/* CARD upgrades — number badges, dramatic hover */
.card{padding:44px 36px 36px;overflow:hidden}
.card-num{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.2em;margin-bottom:18px}
.card::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(201,162,74,.1),transparent);transition:height .3s}
.card:hover::after{height:80px}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-6px);box-shadow:0 30px 60px -25px rgba(10,31,68,.35);border-color:var(--gold)}
.section.dark .card:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border-color:var(--gold)}

/* MANIFESTO pull-quote */
.manifesto{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--cream) 0%,var(--warm) 100%);padding:120px 0;text-align:center;position:relative;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.manifesto::before,.manifesto::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}
.manifesto::before{top:0}
.manifesto::after{bottom:0}
.quote-mark{width:64px;height:48px;margin:0 auto 24px;display:block;opacity:.9}
.manifesto-text{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:42px;line-height:1.25;color:var(--navy);font-weight:600;font-style:italic;max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.manifesto-attr{margin-top:32px;font-size:13px;color:var(--gold);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;font-weight:700}
@media(max-width:760px){.manifesto-text{font-size:28px}.manifesto{padding:80px 0}}

/* Section h2 sizing for dark sections */
.section h2{font-size:46px;letter-spacing:-.02em}

/* POST LIST upgrade */
.post-list li{padding:36px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:32px;align-items:start}
.post-list li::before{content:"";display:block;width:6px;height:6px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:50%;margin-top:18px}
.post-list a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--gold);text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:6px}

/* Header polish */
header{box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(201,162,74,.15),0 8px 30px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
.brand-mark{filter:drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(201,162,74,.3))}

/* Smooth scroll fade-in */
@keyframes fadeUp{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
.hero h1,.hero .lead,.hero .cta-row,.stats-band .stat{animation:fadeUp .8s ease-out both}
.hero .lead{animation-delay:.15s}
.hero .cta-row{animation-delay:.3s}
.stats-band .stat:nth-child(3){animation-delay:.1s}
.stats-band .stat:nth-child(5){animation-delay:.2s}

/* Footer polish */
footer{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--navy) 0%,#08172e 100%);border-top:1px solid rgba(201,162,74,.2);position:relative}
footer::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent)}