The Illustrated Guide to Law

I haven't had a moment to spare to work on the comic in a while. It's been... weird. I've barely slept a full night since, I want to say, late January? Anyway, I've kinda lost track of time. And I ... Continue reading The post April Fooling Around first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

This afternoon, I looked at the site statistics for the first time in forever, and got the shock of my life. I had no idea how many of you are accessing this comic via Blackboard and similar school platforms. Those ... Continue reading The post Students & Educators: What Would You Like to See? first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

(Yay! Another 3-D view! Go full-screen, click, drag, and zoom to explore.)The post 132. Bronze Age Athens first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. What a sweet little ponie. I think I'll name him Ox-Head.". . ...It sounds better in the original.The post 128. Inventing God and Law: Law's Complications first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. I'm starting to wonder if anyone has ever done anything on purpose.The post Another Accident first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. That was fun to draw. I may someday get feeling back in my wrist. Ow. By the way, my supporters on Patreon get to see everything at full size and full resolution. The images on the website are only ... Continue reading The post The Flip Side of Faith first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

A Quick Recap Hey, Nathan here. I’m the guy who writes and draws this thing. The other day, my mother made a gentle comment about my comic that astonished me. It astonished me because I’ve always been under the impression … Continue reading The post A Quick Recap first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. I’ve been super busy with non-comic things for a while, but finally came up for air this weekend. This is what happened. I had a lot of fun drawing this one. I’m particularly fond of the seasick giraffe. . … Continue reading →The post Inventing Scripture first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

James Wilson: Foundations of a Founder Hey, remember this guy? .You do? Really? Well, nobody else does. Sure, he’s the guy we have to thank for the most important parts of the Constitution, but nobody tells you that in school. … Continue reading →The post James Wilson: Foundations of a Founder first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

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On April 1, 2023, the entire site was rebranded as this cooking blog.How it happened appears to be a mystery—there is no evidence that it was hackedfrom outside—but hopefully the rest of the site is back to normal now. . … Continue reading →The post Let’s Have a Seder! first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. That’s my attempt at ancient Imperial Aramaic, the script most likely to have been used at the time. Feel free to tell me everything I got wrong!The post A New Identity first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. Words words words words words words words…The post Yahweh. Only Yahweh. first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

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. Although there is plenty of archaeological evidence that this guy existed and did what he did, the only sources that say his name are in Old Testament books written long after he was dead. Was his name really Josiah? … Continue reading →The post Josiah first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

That’s “monolatry.” It doesn’t mean tedium. Neither does it refer to a futuristic train, nor even to a platypus. It’s a cool word, and if you can use it in a sentence three times today it can be yours!The post Religious Reform first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. Just a reminder that my sexy, sexy Patreons get these pages early (they got this one like, four days ago) and in stunning high resolution, four times the size! And other tidbits. Plus, they really help keep the comic … Continue reading →The post Yahweh Is first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

. Somewhere along the way, I reverted to my one-lesson-one-page habits from back when this was a scrolling comic on Tumblr. But that means each page takes a lot longer to post, without any semblance of predictability. I’m trying one-page-at-a-time … Continue reading →The post Yahweh in the Bronze Age first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

That’s right: “The Illustrated Guide to Law — Proving everythingyou thought you knew is wrong, since 2012.”The post The Origins of Law, Part C first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

Oh dear. What’s Hammurabi gone and done this time.The post Origins of Law part B first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

This should be a nifty little section. As this page suggests, it’s probably not going to be what you were taught in school. But that’s why you come here, right?The post The Origins of Law, Part A first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

Oh dear.The post Delegation and Death first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

So about that spoiler: Where do you think I’m going to bring this up in Constitutional Law?Share your comments below! (Of course, everything we’re covering in this whole history of government is going to come up in Con Law. That’s … Continue reading →The post Justice and Taxes first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

Just how DO you get people who’ve always been egalitarian to accept the rule of a king?The post The Legitimacy of Rule first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

(Click, drag, and zoom to explore!)The post Egypt: The Need to Lead first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

[Note: The PDF viewer might not work on all mobile devices] Over the past few months, I was working on a historiography of Roe v. Wade. (A historiography is kind of a meta-history, a look at how the history of … Continue reading →The post (Spoiler) Roe v. Wade: How We Got to This Point first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.

Ah, the rich and complex history of Egypt…Thousands of years of gods and dynasties…Dizzying heights of human spirit and imagination… I think we’ll cover all we need in a couple of pages.The post The Land of Egypt first appeared on The Illustrated Guide to Law.