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/* Utilities retain full native WordPress semantics. */
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.ep-prose .wpcf7{margin-top:28px}.ep-prose .wpcf7 form>p{margin-bottom:23px!important}.ep-prose .wpcf7 label{font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;font-weight:550;display:block}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-form-control-wrap{display:block;margin-top:8px}.ep-prose .wpcf7 input:not([type=checkbox]):not([type=radio]):not([type=submit]),.ep-prose .wpcf7 textarea,.ep-prose .wpcf7 select{width:100%;min-width:0;padding:13px 15px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #7a879b;border-radius:0;color:var(--ep-ink);font:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5}.ep-prose .wpcf7 textarea{min-height:190px;resize:vertical}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-form-control:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #3875ff;outline-offset:3px}.ep-prose .wpcf7 input.wpcf7-submit{background:#2864df;border:1px solid #2864df;color:white;padding:15px 24px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;white-space:normal;min-height:48px;cursor:pointer}.ep-prose .wpcf7 input.wpcf7-submit:hover{background:#194bb2;border-color:#194bb2}.ep-prose .wpcf7 input.wpcf7-submit:disabled{opacity:.55;cursor:wait}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-not-valid-tip{font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;margin-top:8px;color:#a03024}.ep-prose .wpcf7 [aria-invalid=true]{border-color:#a03024!important}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-response-output{margin:24px 0 0;padding:17px 20px;border-width:1px;border-left-width:3px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.7}.ep-prose .wpcf7 form.invalid .wpcf7-response-output,.ep-prose .wpcf7 form.failed .wpcf7-response-output{border-color:#a03024;background:#fff8f6}.ep-prose .wpcf7 form.sent .wpcf7-response-output{border-color:#526c4b;background:#eff3ec}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-list-item{margin-left:0}.ep-prose .wpcf7 .wpcf7-list-item label{font-weight:400}.ep-prose .wpcf7 input[type=checkbox]{width:18px;height:18px;accent-color:#3875ff;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:7px}
.ep-prose figure.ep-editorial-diagram{max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;overscroll-behavior-inline:contain}.ep-prose figure.ep-editorial-diagram:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #3875ff;outline-offset:5px}
/* An emphatic but useful close. */
.ep-footer{background:#080c12;color:#eef3ff;padding:65px 0 24px;border-top:1px solid #273244}.ep-footer-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr .75fr;gap:60px;padding-bottom:58px}.ep-footer .ep-wordmark{font-size:86px}.ep-footer-top>div p{font-size:16px;color:#8f9fb6;margin:24px 0 0!important;line-height:1.6}.ep-footer-label{display:block;font-family:var(--ep-mono);color:#68809f;font-size:9px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin:7px 0 21px}.ep-footer .ep-menu{display:block}.ep-footer .ep-menu a{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;padding:6px 0}.ep-footer-links{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.ep-footer-links a{display:block;font-size:12px;padding:6px 0}.ep-footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #263346;padding-top:21px;display:flex;gap:30px;justify-content:space-between;color:#889ab5;font-family:var(--ep-mono);font-size:9px}.ep-footer a:hover{color:#8db2ff!important}
@keyframes ep-arrive{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
@media(max-width:1100px){.ep-menu{gap:24px}.ep-nav-note{display:none}.ep-reading-grid{grid-template-columns:205px minmax(0,1fr);gap:37px}.ep-stories{gap:24px}.ep-dossier-inner{grid-template-columns:60px 1fr 1.1fr;gap:25px}.ep-dossier h2{font-size:39px}.ep-explore-row{grid-template-columns:42px 1fr .8fr 30px}.ep-hub .ep-archive-header{gap:0 35px}.ep-hub-feature{gap:35px}.ep-hub-feature-copy h2{font-size:31px}.ep-hub-routes{gap:22px}.ep-hub-route{grid-template-columns:23px 1fr 18px;gap:8px}.ep-hub-route h3{font-size:20px}.ep-footer .ep-wordmark{font-size:74px}.ep-footer-top{gap:35px}}
@media(max-width:780px){:root{--ep-gutter:24px}.ep-header-top{height:75px;gap:16px}.ep-wordmark{font-size:44px}.ep-brand-note{display:none}.ep-header-tools{gap:20px}.ep-search-link{width:36px;height:36px}.ep-menu-ready .ep-menu-toggle{display:flex}.ep-navigation{padding-block:7px}.ep-menu{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0 23px}.ep-menu a{font-size:11px;padding-block:8px}.ep-menu-ready .ep-navigation{display:none}.ep-menu-ready .ep-navigation.is-open{display:block}.ep-menu-ready .ep-navigation .ep-menu{display:block;padding-block:10px!important}.ep-menu-ready .ep-navigation a{padding:13px 0;font-size:14px}.ep-menu-ready .ep-nav-row:has(.ep-navigation:not(.is-open)){border-top:0}.ep-hero{height:690px;min-height:620px;max-height:none;align-items:flex-start}.ep-hero-content{padding-top:57px;padding-bottom:0}.ep-hero h1{font-size:clamp(42px,6.5vw,56px);max-width:610px}.ep-hero-eyebrow{font-size:9px;margin-bottom:28px!important}.ep-hero-image{object-position:65% center}.ep-hero-shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0d1118e8,#0d1118a8 38%,#0d111828 80%),linear-gradient(0deg,#0d1118 0%,transparent 55%)}.ep-hero-deck{font-size:13px;max-width:350px;margin:23px 0 26px!important}.ep-hero-actions{gap:24px}.ep-hero-caption{bottom:27px;grid-template-columns:100px 1fr;gap:18px}.ep-hero-caption>a{font-size:11px;line-height:1.6}.ep-hero-caption>span{font-size:8px}.ep-section-heading{gap:25px;align-items:flex-end}.ep-section-heading h2{font-size:34px}.ep-section-heading>.ep-text-link{flex-shrink:0;font-size:9px;gap:10px}.ep-latest{padding-block:50px 58px}.ep-stories{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:35px 24px}.ep-stories>.ep-story:last-child:nth-child(3){grid-column:1/-1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}.ep-stories>.ep-story:last-child:nth-child(3) .ep-story-copy{padding-top:0}.ep-story :is(h2,h3){font-size:22px}.ep-story p{font-size:12px}.ep-dossier-inner{grid-template-columns:46px 1fr;gap:25px;padding-block:43px}.ep-dossier-number{font-size:33px}.ep-dossier-number>span{font-size:7px}.ep-dossier h2{font-size:40px}.ep-dossier-image{grid-column:2;aspect-ratio:1.65}.ep-explore{padding-block:53px 61px}.ep-explore .ep-section-heading>p{display:none}.ep-explore-row{grid-template-columns:28px 1fr 27px;gap:14px;padding:25px 0}.ep-explore-row h3{font-size:24px}.ep-explore-row p{grid-column:2;grid-row:2;font-size:12px;max-width:480px}.ep-explore-arrow{grid-column:3;grid-row:1/span 2;font-size:29px}.ep-archive{padding-block:44px 65px}.ep-archive-header h1{font-size:51px}.ep-archive-description{font-size:14px}.ep-hub .ep-archive-header{display:block;margin-bottom:32px}.ep-hub .ep-archive-header h1{max-width:650px}.ep-hub .ep-archive-description{max-width:620px;font-size:13px;margin-top:22px}.ep-hub-skip{margin-top:5px}.ep-hub-feature{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:26px;margin-bottom:47px}.ep-hub-feature-copy h2{font-size:28px}.ep-hub-feature-copy>p:not(.ep-kicker){font-size:12px;margin:18px 0 21px!important}.ep-hub-feature-image{aspect-ratio:1}.ep-hub-feature-copy{padding-block:0}.ep-hub-routes{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:25px}.ep-hub-route{grid-template-columns:30px 1fr 25px;gap:17px}.ep-hub-route h3{font-size:23px}.ep-hub-route p{font-size:13px;max-width:560px}.ep-hub-checks{gap:30px;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.3fr;margin-block:37px 45px}.ep-hub-checks h2{font-size:25px}.ep-hub-needs>h2{font-size:31px}.ep-footer{padding-top:43px}.ep-footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:35px;padding-bottom:39px}.ep-footer-top>div{grid-column:1/-1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px}.ep-footer .ep-wordmark{font-size:68px}.ep-footer-top>div p{font-size:13px;margin:0!important}.ep-footer-bottom{font-size:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px}.ep-footer-bottom>span:nth-child(2){display:none}.ep-reading-grid{display:block}.ep-toc-column{position:static;margin-bottom:33px}.ep-toc{padding-block:16px}.ep-toc ol{columns:2;column-gap:30px;max-height:none}.ep-toc li{break-inside:avoid}.ep-article-header h1{font-size:41px}.ep-article-deck{font-size:17px}.ep-article-cover{margin-bottom:33px}.ep-article-header{margin-bottom:30px}.ep-prose{font-size:16px;line-height:1.85}.ep-prose h2{font-size:28px}.ep-breadcrumb{padding-block:24px 28px;font-size:9px}.ep-page{padding-block:43px 65px}.ep-related{margin-top:50px}.ep-article{padding-bottom:50px}.ep-search-form>div{flex-direction:column;gap:10px}.ep-search-form button{align-self:flex-start}.ep-prose table{font-size:12px}body.ep-site .ep-prose figure.ep-editorial-diagram>img,body.ep-site .ep-prose figure.ep-editorial-diagram>svg{width:960px;min-width:960px;max-width:none;height:auto}.ep-prose figure.ep-editorial-diagram figcaption{min-width:0}}
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@media(max-width:359px){:root{--ep-gutter:20px}.ep-wordmark{font-size:39px}.ep-header-tools{gap:12px}.ep-hero h1{font-size:32px}.ep-hero-actions{gap:13px}.ep-hero-secondary{font-size:9px}.ep-hub .ep-archive-header h1{font-size:41px}.ep-hero-eyebrow{font-size:7px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*::before,*::after{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}.ep-story:hover .ep-story-media img,.ep-hub-feature-image:hover img,.ep-dossier-image:hover img{transform:none}.ep-reading-progress{display:none}}

/* Editorial navigation without decorative counters. */
.ep-dossier-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.ep-explore-row{grid-template-columns:1fr .9fr 34px}
.ep-hub-route{grid-template-columns:1fr 25px}
@media(max-width:780px){.ep-dossier-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.ep-dossier-image{grid-column:auto}.ep-explore-row{grid-template-columns:1fr 27px}.ep-explore-row p{grid-column:1;grid-row:2}.ep-explore-arrow{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/span 2}.ep-hub-route{grid-template-columns:1fr 25px}}
@media(max-width:500px){.ep-dossier-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ep-dossier-image{grid-column:1}}

/* Editorial portraits: native WordPress avatars, shared by archives and bylines. */
.ep-author-identity{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px}
.ep-author-identity>div{min-width:0}
.ep-author-avatar{display:block;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;background:#f3f5f9;border:1px solid rgba(80,112,255,.35)}
.ep-author-identity>.ep-author-avatar{width:160px;height:160px}
.ep-author-identity .ep-kicker:last-child{margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.8}
.ep-article-meta .ep-byline-author{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.ep-article-meta .ep-author-avatar{width:44px;height:44px}
@media(max-width:600px){.ep-author-identity{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:24px}.ep-author-identity>.ep-author-avatar{width:112px;height:112px}}