:root {
  --bg: #f5f6f9;
  --bg-grad: #eef0f6;
  --panel: #ffffff;
  --elev: #f7f8fb;
  --line: #e4e7ef;
  --line-strong: #cdd3e0;
  --text: #1b2230;
  --muted: #69728a;
  --faint: #98a0b4;

  --left: #2563cc;        /* blue */
  --left-soft: #e7eefc;
  --left-deep: #1b47a0;
  --right: #d23b3b;       /* red */
  --right-soft: #fcebeb;
  --right-deep: #a32626;
  --neutral: #8a7fb0;     /* purple-grey center */

  --good: #16a34a;
  --warn: #d98a00;
  --bad: #dc2626;

  --radius: 18px;
  --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(20,30,50,.04), 0 8px 24px rgba(20,30,50,.06);
  --max: 920px;
  font-synthesis: none;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 460px at 12% -8%, var(--left-soft) 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(900px 460px at 88% -8%, var(--right-soft) 0%, transparent 60%),
    var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

main { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 26px 20px 64px; }

.masthead {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding-bottom: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.brand { font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.2rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.brand span { vertical-align: middle; }
.date { color: var(--muted); font-size: .95rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Intro */
.intro { margin: 6px 0 22px; }
.eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--faint); margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.topic { font-size: 1.9rem; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.question { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0; max-width: 760px; }

/* Panels */
.panel {
  background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 22px 24px; margin-bottom: 18px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.panel h2 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 0 16px; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.panel-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.panel-head h2 { margin: 0; }
.chart-caption { color: var(--faint); font-size: .82rem; }

/* The meter */
.meter-panel {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--left-soft) 0%, transparent 30%, transparent 70%, var(--right-soft) 100%),
    var(--panel);
}
.meter { margin: 4px 0 6px; }
.meter-ends {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
  font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .06em; font-size: .9rem; margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.end-left { color: var(--left-deep); }
.end-right { color: var(--right-deep); }
.end-mid { color: var(--faint); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .68rem; }

.meter-track {
  position: relative; height: 26px; border-radius: 13px; overflow: visible;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}
.meter-grad {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 13px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    var(--left) 0%, #6f8fd6 32%, #cfc9dd 50%, #db9a9a 68%, var(--right) 100%);
  opacity: .85;
}
.meter-center-tick {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -5px; bottom: -5px; width: 2px;
  background: var(--text); opacity: .35; transform: translateX(-1px);
}
.meter-needle {
  position: absolute; top: -10px; bottom: -10px; width: 4px;
  left: 50%; background: var(--text); border-radius: 3px;
  transform: translateX(-2px);
  transition: left 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}
.needle-knob {
  position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 18px; height: 18px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--text); border: 3px solid #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}
.meter-scale {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--faint); font-size: .72rem; margin-top: 14px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.meter-read {
  text-align: center; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 14px 0 6px;
}
.verdict {
  margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.5;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--line-strong); padding-left: 14px; color: var(--text);
}

/* Two side cards */
.sides { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.side {
  background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top-width: 4px; border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 20px 22px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.side-left { border-top-color: var(--left); }
.side-right { border-top-color: var(--right); }
.side .side-tag {
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800;
}
.side-left .side-tag { color: var(--left-deep); }
.side-right .side-tag { color: var(--right-deep); }
.side h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; margin: 6px 0 10px; line-height: 1.25; }
.side .framing { color: var(--muted); font-size: .95rem; margin: 0 0 16px; }

.subscore { margin: 10px 0; }
.subscore-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: .82rem; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.subscore-row b { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.subscore-bar { height: 8px; border-radius: 4px; background: var(--elev); border: 1px solid var(--line); overflow: hidden; }
.subscore-bar > i { display: block; height: 100%; width: 0; border-radius: 4px; transition: width .9s ease; }
.side-left .subscore-bar > i { background: var(--left); }
.side-right .subscore-bar > i { background: var(--right); }

.side-score {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px; margin: 16px 0 12px;
  padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.side-score .num { font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.side-left .side-score .num { color: var(--left-deep); }
.side-right .side-score .num { color: var(--right-deep); }
.side-score .lbl { color: var(--faint); font-size: .8rem; }

.point { font-size: .88rem; margin: 8px 0; }
.point .point-lbl { font-weight: 700; }
.point.strong .point-lbl { color: var(--good); }
.point.weak .point-lbl { color: var(--bad); }

/* Summary */
.summary p { margin: 0 0 14px; }
.summary p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Facts */
.facts { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.fact { padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.fact:first-child { border-top: none; }
.fact-top { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
.fact-claim { font-weight: 600; flex: 1; }
.badge {
  flex-shrink: 0; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em; padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 6px; white-space: nowrap;
}
.badge.supported { background: #e6f6ec; color: #157a3a; }
.badge.mostly-supported { background: #eef7e8; color: #4d7a16; }
.badge.mixed { background: #fbf2e0; color: #99670a; }
.badge.mostly-false { background: #fbe9e3; color: #b14a16; }
.badge.false { background: #fce8e8; color: #b32424; }
.badge.unverifiable { background: #eceef3; color: #5a6377; }
.fact-side {
  display: inline-block; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 2px 7px;
  border-radius: 5px; margin-left: 8px; vertical-align: 1px;
}
.fact-side.left { background: var(--left-soft); color: var(--left-deep); }
.fact-side.right { background: var(--right-soft); color: var(--right-deep); }
.fact-side.both { background: #efeaf6; color: #6a4fa0; }
.fact-side.neither { background: #eceef3; color: #5a6377; }
.fact-evidence {
  margin: 10px 0 0; padding: 8px 12px; border-left: 3px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--elev); border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  color: var(--text); font-size: .88rem; font-style: italic;
}
.fact-exp { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; margin: 8px 0 0; }
.fact-src {
  font-size: .82rem; margin-top: 8px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline; gap: 8px;
}
.fact-src a { color: var(--left-deep); text-decoration: none; }
.fact-src a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.fact-cite { color: var(--muted); }
.fact-corr { color: var(--faint); }
.conf {
  font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em;
  padding: 2px 7px; border-radius: 5px; white-space: nowrap;
}
.conf-high { background: #e6f6ec; color: #157a3a; }
.conf-medium { background: #fbf2e0; color: #99670a; }
.conf-low { background: #fce8e8; color: #b32424; }

.verification-note {
  margin: 0 0 16px; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px; background: var(--elev);
  color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Set aside */
.setaside { background: var(--elev); }
.setaside-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .92rem; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.setaside-list { margin: 0; padding-left: 0; list-style: none; }
.setaside-list li {
  padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px dashed var(--line-strong); border-radius: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: .92rem; background: var(--panel);
}
.setaside-list li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Bias watch */
.biaswatch { border-color: #d9c9a0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fdf8ec, var(--panel)); }
.biaswatch p { margin: 0; font-size: .98rem; }

/* The longer view (power lens) */
.powerlens { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f3f1f8, var(--panel)); border-color: #d8d2e6; }
.powerlens-thesis { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--text); }
.precedent {
  background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--neutral);
  border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px 18px; margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.precedent-eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--neutral); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.precedent h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.precedent p { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: .93rem; color: var(--muted); }
.precedent-mirror { color: var(--text) !important; font-style: italic; }
.precedent-src, .flip-src, .longrun-src { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--faint); margin-top: 6px; }
.precedent-src a, .flip-src a, .longrun-src a { color: var(--neutral); text-decoration: none; }
.precedent-src a:hover, .flip-src a:hover, .longrun-src a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.src-note { font-style: italic; }

.flips { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.flip { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 14px 16px; background: var(--panel); }
.flip-left { border-top: 3px solid var(--left); }
.flip-right { border-top: 3px solid var(--right); }
.flip-who { font-weight: 800; font-size: .92rem; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.flip-rows { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.flip-row { font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.flip-tag {
  display: inline-block; font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .05em; padding: 2px 7px; border-radius: 5px; margin-right: 6px; vertical-align: 1px;
}
.flip-tag.then { background: var(--elev); color: var(--muted); }
.flip-tag.now { background: #efeaf6; color: #6a4fa0; }

.longrun, .applied { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; margin-top: 4px; }
.applied { background: var(--elev); margin: 14px -24px -22px; padding: 16px 24px 22px; border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius) var(--radius); }
.longrun-label, .applied-label {
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--neutral); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.longrun p, .applied p { margin: 0; font-size: .95rem; }
.longrun p { color: var(--text); }
.applied p { color: var(--muted); }

/* Not in isolation (pattern) */
.pattern { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f1f4f6, var(--panel)); border-color: #cdd9dd; }
.pattern-thesis { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 1rem; }
.campaigns { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.campaign {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--neutral);
  border-radius: 12px; padding: 14px 16px; background: var(--panel);
}
.campaign-head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.campaign-where { font-weight: 800; font-size: .98rem; }
.campaign-auth {
  font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em;
  padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 5px; background: var(--right-soft); color: var(--right-deep);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.campaign-what { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--muted); }
.campaign-src { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--faint); }
.campaign-src a { color: var(--neutral); text-decoration: none; }
.campaign-src a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.pattern-takeaway { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
.takeaway-label {
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--neutral); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.pattern-takeaway p { margin: 0; font-size: .95rem; }

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .flips { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* History chart (reused pattern from World Mood Score) */
.chart-wrap { position: relative; }
.chart { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.chart .grid { stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.chart .zero-line { stroke: var(--line-strong); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 4 3; }
.chart .axis-label { fill: var(--faint); font-size: 11px; }
.chart .line { fill: none; stroke: var(--neutral); stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.chart .dot { fill: var(--neutral); }
.chart .cursor { stroke: var(--line-strong); stroke-width: 1; }
.chart .marker { fill: var(--neutral); }
.chart .hot { fill: transparent; }
.chart-tip {
  position: absolute; transform: translate(-50%, -130%); pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--text); color: #fff; padding: 5px 9px; border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: .8rem; white-space: nowrap;
}
.chart-tip b { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.chart-tip .tip-date { opacity: .7; margin-left: 6px; }

/* Footer */
.footer { margin-top: 26px; }
.sources { color: var(--muted); font-size: .85rem; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.disclaimer { color: var(--faint); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.disclaimer a { color: var(--left-deep); text-decoration: none; }
.disclaimer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .sides { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .topic { font-size: 1.5rem; }
}