.article-comments{max-width:820px;margin:clamp(36px,7vw,72px) auto 0;padding:clamp(20px,4vw,30px);border:1px solid rgba(16,37,74,.12);border-radius:24px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.76);box-shadow:0 18px 50px rgba(16,37,74,.08)}
.article-comments-header{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(16,37,74,.1)}
.comment-context{max-width:620px;margin:7px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4}
.article-comments .kicker{margin:0 0 5px;color:var(--teal-deep);font-size:11px;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em}.article-comments h2{margin:0;color:var(--navy);font-size:clamp(27px,4vw,38px);letter-spacing:-.035em}.comment-count{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;font-weight:760;white-space:nowrap}
.comment-login,.comment-code,.comment-form{display:grid;gap:10px;margin:18px 0;padding:17px;border:1px solid rgba(16,37,74,.1);border-radius:16px;background:rgba(232,249,245,.55)}
.article-comments h3{margin:0;color:var(--navy);font-size:19px}.article-comments form>p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;line-height:1.45}.article-comments label{display:grid;gap:5px;color:var(--navy);font-size:12px;font-weight:780}.article-comments input,.article-comments textarea{width:100%;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid rgba(16,37,74,.18);border-radius:11px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font:inherit}.article-comments textarea{min-height:118px;resize:vertical;line-height:1.5}.comment-form-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px}.comment-form-actions small{color:var(--muted)}
.comment-button{width:max-content;padding:10px 15px;border:0;border-radius:999px;background:var(--teal-deep);color:#fff;font:inherit;font-size:13px;font-weight:820;cursor:pointer}.comment-button:disabled{opacity:.55;cursor:not-allowed}.comment-link{padding:0;border:0;background:none;color:var(--teal-deep);font:inherit;font-size:13px;font-weight:760;cursor:pointer}.comment-message{min-height:20px;margin:8px 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}.comment-message[data-kind="error"]{color:#9d2d2d}.comment-message[data-kind="success"]{color:var(--teal-deep)}
.comment-list{display:grid;gap:13px;margin-top:16px}.reader-thread{display:grid;gap:10px}.reader-comment{padding:16px;border:1px solid rgba(16,37,74,.09);border-radius:15px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}.reader-replies{display:grid;gap:9px;margin-left:clamp(18px,5vw,48px);padding-left:14px;border-left:2px solid rgba(16,107,91,.18)}.reader-comment.reader-reply{background:rgba(232,249,245,.36)}.reader-comment-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px}.reader-comment strong{color:var(--navy);font-size:14px}.reader-comment time{color:var(--muted);font-size:11px}.reader-comment p{margin:8px 0 0;color:#33425b;line-height:1.6;white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.reader-comment-actions{display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;margin-top:8px}.comment-reply-button{padding:4px 0;border:0;background:none;color:var(--teal-deep);font:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:780;cursor:pointer}.comment-reply-button:hover{text-decoration:underline}.comment-replying{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:10px;background:#fff;color:var(--navy);font-size:13px}.comment-replying .comment-link{margin-left:auto}.comment-empty{padding:18px 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px}.article-comments [hidden]{display:none!important}
@media(max-width:600px){.article-comments{padding:19px 15px;border-radius:20px}.article-comments-header{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}.comment-form-actions{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.reader-replies{margin-left:10px;padding-left:10px}.comment-replying{align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap}.comment-replying .comment-link{margin-left:0}}

/* Commentary pages use the permanent MCT navy-and-gold reading theme. */
.article-comments{border-color:rgba(126,165,255,.3);background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(12,34,82,.96),rgba(6,18,49,.94));box-shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(0,8,42,.35);color:#f8f7ff}
.article-comments-header{border-bottom-color:rgba(126,165,255,.24)}
.article-comments .kicker,.comment-link,.comment-reply-button,.comment-message[data-kind="success"]{color:#e5a93d}
.article-comments h2,.article-comments h3,.article-comments label,.reader-comment strong{color:#f8f7ff}
.comment-count,.article-comments form>p,.comment-form-actions small,.comment-message,.reader-comment time,.comment-empty{color:#c7cbe0}
.comment-context{color:#c7cbe0}
.comment-login,.comment-code,.comment-form,.reader-comment.reader-reply{border-color:rgba(126,165,255,.28);background:rgba(27,77,156,.22)}
.article-comments input,.article-comments textarea{border-color:rgba(126,165,255,.35);background:rgba(4,15,43,.82);color:#f8f7ff}
.comment-button{background:linear-gradient(145deg,#2e70d8,#1b4d9c);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(0,8,42,.28)}
.reader-comment{border-color:rgba(126,165,255,.26);background:rgba(17,46,101,.72);color:#f8f7ff}
.reader-comment p{color:#edf1ff}.reader-replies{border-left-color:rgba(229,169,61,.36)}
.comment-replying{background:rgba(4,15,43,.82);color:#f8f7ff}
.comment-message[data-kind="error"]{color:#ffaaa4}