so puck was justifiably proud of himself. >> was joseph kepler viewed as revolutionary? >> in the united states, yes. however, there were quite a few european magazines that had similar kinds of art. in the united states, kepler was clearly revolutionary. in europe, not so much. >> you look at this today, in the 21st century, what do you think? >> i rarely open a puck cartoon without seeing today. if you look through our book, hundreds of cartoons that you could publish tomorrow and the readership of today would say, oh, i recognize that. this issue is still going on. >> one of those issues is money and politics chapter 4. throughout its history, puck complained tirelessly about money on elections and government. it objected to the need for money to conduct presidential campaigns. it campaigned against the political interference of millionaire businessman who attempted to manipulate the agenda. sound familiar? >> absolutely. i know it's hard to believe, but actually, money was the worst problem then than it was now. there was no limitations, no restrictions, and the stat