:root{
 --navy:#0c17e2;        /* the blue field from your site */
 --bar:#232323;         /* dark header bar */
 --ink:#1a1a1a; --mut:#5a5f66; --rule:#d8dce3;
 --red:#c8102e; --white:#ffffff; --gold:#b8892b;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--navy);color:#222;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px;line-height:1.6}

/* dark top bar + nav, like the live site */
.topbar{background:var(--bar);color:#fff}
.topbar .tag{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:9px 20px 0;font-size:.82rem;color:#c7c7c7;letter-spacing:.02em}
.nav{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:10px 20px 14px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav .logo{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:6px;flex:0 0 auto}
.nav a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 2px;border-bottom:3px solid transparent}
.nav a:hover,.nav a.on{color:#fff;border-bottom-color:var(--red)}
.nav .spacer{flex:1}

/* patriotic banner */
.banner{background:var(--navy);text-align:center;padding:26px 16px 6px}
.banner img{max-width:900px;width:100%;height:auto}

/* white content card floating on the blue */
.wrap{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 60px;background:#fff;padding:40px 48px 56px;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:0 6px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}
.kicker{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;font-size:12px;color:var(--red);text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 12px}
h1{font-family:"Oswald",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.5vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:.01em;margin:0 0 16px;color:var(--navy);text-transform:uppercase}
.deck{font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.5;color:#333;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 20px}
.byline{font-weight:800;font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);border-top:2px solid var(--red);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:11px 0;margin:0 0 30px}
h2{font-family:"Oswald",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.6vw,2rem);line-height:1.2;margin:44px 0 14px;color:var(--navy)}
h2::before{content:"";display:block;width:60px;height:4px;background:var(--red);margin-bottom:12px}
p{margin:0 0 18px}
ol,ul{margin:0 0 20px;padding-left:26px}
li{margin-bottom:8px}
figure{margin:32px 0 30px}
figure img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border:4px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 2px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
figcaption{font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--mut);margin-top:10px;font-style:italic}
a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
strong{color:#111}
hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:40px 0 22px}
.fine{font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--mut);font-style:italic;margin:0 0 12px}
.btnrow{text-align:center;margin:32px 0 8px}
.btn{display:inline-block;font-family:"Oswald",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background:var(--red);padding:15px 30px;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none}
.btn:hover{background:#a10d25}

.author{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;border:1px solid var(--rule);background:#f6f8fc;padding:16px 18px;border-radius:4px;margin:0 0 30px}
.author-ph{flex:0 0 70px;width:70px;height:70px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:2px solid var(--navy);display:block}
.author-txt{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.5;color:#333}
.author-txt b{font-family:"Oswald",Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--navy);display:block;margin-bottom:3px;font-size:1rem}

footer.site{background:var(--bar);color:#cfd2d6;margin-top:10px}
.foot-in{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:28px 22px 40px;text-align:center}
.foot-links{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:14px}
.foot-links a{color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none}
.foot-links a:hover{color:var(--red)}
.foot-c{font-size:.85rem;margin:0 0 8px;color:#e6e8ea}
.foot-d{font-size:.76rem;color:#9a9ea3;line-height:1.5;max-width:660px;margin:12px auto 0}

@media(max-width:640px){
 body{font-size:18px}
 .wrap{padding:26px 20px 40px;margin-bottom:26px}
 .nav{gap:12px}.nav a{font-size:.78rem}
 .author{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center}
}