The Illustrated Guide to Law

WELCOME to the Illustrated Guide to Law

The webcomic that teaches what the law really is…
how the law really works (and doesn’t work)… and why!

A Brief History of Government in Six Revolutions

STM: Mind Field episode in which the host attempts to induce false confessions: [link] ...

STM: The IV is not connected to anything....

Nathan: Thanks! Typos and bits that could be phrased… not… bad… may not be a style, but they're all I've got! (And I'm glad you liked it, you made my day.)...

Patrick Simmons: I have a few minor proposed corrections to the text. I think you intended this: The first President Bush, who had supported Roe v. Wade as recently as his first term as ...

Nathan: Oops, sorry! Can't make any promises, though....

Jay Beans: I think you may have jinxed it. Please don’t do a similar write-up for the case on gay marriage, otherwise the SCOTUS will go after that too. Seriously though, even thou...

john: Often the best way to "not get caught" is to avoid committing crimes in the first place. Give people a reasonable option to get what they want without breaking the law, most o...

Nathan: I have two responses to this, both of which are pedantic and unfunny, so instead here is a funny cat meme: ...

B.J.: And then some guy in a fancy, colorful robe came to tell them that they needed to stash away grain because the rain wasn't going to last forever...Oh, sorry, that was later....

Nathan: Thanks!...

STM: I love the illustration for entrapment....

STM: Almost...

Nathan: There certainly were kingdoms and empires, and going back well before the Kingdom of Kongo! The southern-Nile region of Nubia saw kingdoms and empires during the dynasties of ...

Wouarnud.: I wonder if you would have to be careful with the African narrative. As a totally non-specialist, I understand that progress in history shows that there were in fact, many pre...

B.J.: 7d is going to be interesting when most large historical states have been hegemonies rather than true nation-states, and thus often didn't try to bring their vassals into the ...

Eyes of Light: I can't say if it's true for every culture and era, but to the best of my knowledge: For the few percent who could reasonably be called wealthy, they could generally throw mon...

Jordy: "Obstacles preventing the population from easily escaping state authority by moving elsewhere" - what is state authority in this context? I always assumed that you had some so...

STM: Am I the only one to notice that State did not originally have a helm and cape?...

Nathan: If I can't amuse myself, then what's the point?...

SeanR: The underwear on the outside was a nice touch....