diff --git a/_sass/minima/_base.scss b/_sass/minima/_base.scss
index 09bd126..fe33e8e 100644
--- a/_sass/minima/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/minima/_base.scss
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ table {
   color: $table-text-color;
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border: 1px solid $table-border-color;
+  display: block;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
+          -ms-overflow-style: -ms-autohiding-scrollbar;
+
   tr {
     &:nth-child(even) {
       background-color: $table-zebra-color;
@@ -274,9 +279,7 @@ table {
   }
 
   @include media-query($on-laptop) {
-    display: block;
-    overflow-x: auto;
-    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
-            -ms-overflow-style: -ms-autohiding-scrollbar;
+    display: table;
+    overflow-x: visible;
   }
 }
diff --git a/_sass/minima/_layout.scss b/_sass/minima/_layout.scss
index 01e64ce..ac3d9d2 100644
--- a/_sass/minima/_layout.scss
+++ b/_sass/minima/_layout.scss
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
   letter-spacing: -1px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
   float: left;
+  padding-right: 45px;
 
   @include media-query($on-palm) {
-    padding-right: 45px;
+    padding-right: 0;
   }
 
   &,
diff --git a/_sass/minima/initialize.scss b/_sass/minima/initialize.scss
index 76efd77..7a38c58 100644
--- a/_sass/minima/initialize.scss
+++ b/_sass/minima/initialize.scss
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ $on-large:         $on-laptop !default;
 //     padding-left: $spacing-unit / 2;
 //   }
 // }
-// Notice the following mixin uses max-width, in a deprecated, desktop-first
-// approach, whereas media queries used elsewhere now use min-width.
+// The following mixin uses a modern, mobile-first approach.
 @mixin media-query($device) {
-  @media screen and (max-width: $device) {
+  @media screen and (min-width: $device) {
     @content;
   }
 }