/*
Theme Name: Understand Your Economy
Theme URI: https://understandyoureconomy.com
Author: Understand Your Economy
Description: Lightweight, fast article theme for the UYE blog. Built to the Blog Quality Gate: byline, visible dates matching the structured data, method line, disclaimer, trust-page footer, no pop-ups.
Version: 1.3.0
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: uye
*/
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body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font:18px/1.65 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}
a{color:var(--link)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:9}
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header.site nav a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font:600 15px system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;margin-left:18px}
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main{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px 16px 40px}
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h3{font:700 20px/1.35 system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;margin:1.4em 0 .4em}
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.datahead .big{font-size:34px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy)}
.signup{border:2px solid var(--navy);border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:2em 0;font-family:system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif}
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.signup label{font-size:15px}.signup button{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border:0;padding:10px 18px;font-size:16px;border-radius:4px}
.trust{font:15px/1.6 system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);border-top:2px solid var(--line);margin-top:2.4em;padding-top:12px}
.updlog{font:15px/1.5 system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif}
.intro{font-size:20px;color:var(--ink);max-width:720px}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:20px;margin:18px 0 32px}
.card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.card .in{padding:12px 16px 16px}
.card .kind{font:700 12px system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.7px;color:var(--amber)}
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.card p{margin:.2em 0 0;font-size:16px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5}
.page-body{font-size:18px}
footer.site{background:var(--navy);color:#ddd;padding:18px 16px;font:14px/1.9 system-ui,Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:center}
footer.site a{color:#fff;margin:0 8px;white-space:nowrap}
@media (max-width:480px){body{font-size:17px}h1{font-size:28px}h2{font-size:22px}header.site nav a{margin-left:12px}}

/* ===== v2 design (owner picked Oct 16 2026, WSJ-inspired): serif headlines, data strip, labelled sections ===== */
@font-face{font-family:'Newsreader';font-style:normal;font-weight:500 700;font-display:swap;
 src:url(fonts/newsreader-latin.woff2) format('woff2')}
:root{--rule:#1B1B1B}
h1,h2,h3,.brand{font-family:'Newsreader',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}
h1{font-weight:700;font-size:40px;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.3px;color:var(--ink)}
h2{font-weight:700;font-size:28px;color:var(--ink)}
h3{font-weight:600}
body{font-family:system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px}
article p,article li,.page-body p,.page-body li{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}
header.site{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
header.site .bar{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;text-align:center;gap:4px;padding:16px 16px 10px}
header.site .brand{color:var(--ink);font-size:34px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.2px;font-family:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif}
header.site nav{display:flex;gap:18px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
header.site nav a{color:var(--ink);font-size:14px;font-weight:500;margin:0}
.tagline{font:13px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.4px;text-transform:uppercase}
.strip{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font:14px/1.2 system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap}
.strip .in{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:9px 16px;display:flex;gap:26px}
.strip a,.strip span.item{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;display:inline-flex;gap:7px;align-items:baseline}
.strip b{font-weight:700}.strip .lbl{color:#C9D1E3}.strip .when{color:#8F9BB8;font-size:12px}
.strip .up{color:#F5B54A}.strip .down{color:#8FD3A8}
.kicker{font:700 12px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#A86A00;margin:0 0 6px}
.sec{border-top:2px solid var(--rule);margin-top:34px;padding-top:8px}
.sec>.label{font:800 13px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 14px}
.lead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5fr 7fr;gap:28px;align-items:start;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:26px}
.lead h2{font-size:38px;line-height:1.1;margin:.1em 0 .35em}.lead h2 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.lead p{font-size:18px;color:#333;line-height:1.55;margin:0}
.lead img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.row2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px}
.item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 150px;gap:16px;padding:4px 0 18px}
.item h3{font-size:22px;line-height:1.2;margin:.1em 0 .3em}.item h3 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.item p{font-size:16px;color:#444;margin:0;line-height:1.45}.item img{width:150px;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.meta{font:13px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.byline{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
h1.tagline{font:13px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.4px;margin:0}
@media (max-width:760px){.lead,.row2{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead h2{font-size:30px}h1{font-size:32px}
 header.site .brand{font-size:26px}.item{grid-template-columns:1fr 96px}.item img{width:96px}}
.strip{scrollbar-width:none}.strip::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}

/* ===== v2.1 topics layout (owner-approved Oct 16 2026): topic links, Latest column, data cards, 4-up topic rows ===== */
.topics-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 18px;font:600 14px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;margin:18px 0 0}
.topics-nav a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:2px solid var(--amber)}
.toprow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:8fr 4fr;gap:32px;margin-top:22px}
.toprow .lead{grid-template-columns:1fr;border:0;padding-bottom:0}
.latest .item{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:0 0 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:12px}
.latest .item h3{font-size:19px}
.grid4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px}
.card2 img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);display:block}
.card2 .kicker{margin-top:8px}
.card2 h3{font-size:19px;line-height:1.22;margin:.35em 0 .2em}.card2 h3 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.seeall{font:600 14px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;float:right;color:var(--link);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
.datarow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.datacard{border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--navy);padding:10px 12px;font-family:system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif}
.datacard .v{font-size:28px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy)}.datacard .l{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.datacard a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px}
.topic-intro{font-size:18px;color:#333;max-width:720px}
.pager{display:flex;gap:14px;font:600 15px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;margin:24px 0}
@media (max-width:900px){.grid4,.datarow{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.toprow{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media (max-width:520px){.grid4,.datarow{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.datacard .l::first-letter{text-transform:uppercase}

/* ===== v1.3 contact form (no email addresses on the site - owner rule Oct 16 2026) ===== */
.contact-form{max-width:620px;font-family:system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:18px}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;margin-bottom:4px}
.contact-form input[type=text],.contact-form input[type=email],.contact-form input[type=url],.contact-form select,.contact-form textarea{
 width:100%;padding:10px 12px;font:16px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;border:1px solid #9A9A9A;border-radius:4px;background:#fff}
.contact-form textarea{resize:vertical}
.contact-form button{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border:0;padding:12px 22px;font:600 16px system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer}
.contact-form .small{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.contact-form .hp{position:absolute;left:-10000px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form-ok,.form-err{font-family:system-ui,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;padding:12px 14px;border-radius:6px}
.form-ok{background:#E8F5EC;border:1px solid #9BCFAE}.form-err{background:#FBEAEA;border:1px solid #E3A1A1}