/* Explain: Reusable minimal editorial cards, buttons, tabs, and forms */
.ledger-shell {
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-crisp);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.executive-kicker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.65rem;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.executive-kicker::before {
    content: '';
    width: 1.85rem;
    height: 1px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--primary-color);
}

.article-row {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    transition: transform 220ms ease, background 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease;
}

.article-row:hover {
    transform: translateX(0.18rem);
    background: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.06);
    border-color: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.24);
}

.metric-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22);
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0B1220, #14213A);
    color: #FFFDF8;
    box-shadow: 0 26px 70px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
}

.metric-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: -4rem;
    top: -4rem;
    width: 13rem;
    height: 13rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.34), transparent 64%);
}

.micro-chart {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, minmax(0, 1fr));
    align-items: end;
    gap: 0.45rem;
    height: 6rem;
}

.micro-chart span {
    display: block;
    border-radius: 999px 999px 0.4rem 0.4rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent-color), var(--primary-color));
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.topic-pill {
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    background: var(--surface-color);
    color: var(--slate-color);
    transition: all 200ms ease;
}

.topic-pill.tab-active,
.topic-pill:hover {
    border-color: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.42);
    background: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.10);
    color: var(--midnight-color);
}

.newsletter-panel {
    border: 1px solid rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.16);
    background:
        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.12), transparent 36%),
        var(--surface-color);
}

.article-prose {
    color: #2A261F;
    font-size: 1.04rem;
}

.article-prose h2 {
    margin-top: 2.35rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--midnight-color);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
}

.article-prose p {
    margin: 1rem 0;
}

.article-prose ul {
    margin: 1rem 0;
    padding-left: 1.35rem;
    list-style: disc;
}

.article-prose li {
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
}

.comment-card {
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    background: var(--surface-color);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-crisp);
}