The Last Outpost of Common Sense

Other things that have happened this week in Illinois:

The Obama Presidential Center is now open to the public.

The former president, who has amassed a net worth approaching $100 million since leaving office, threw himself a star-studded launch party in Chicago just days after complaining about America’s obsession with wealth and fame.

Valerie Jarrett kicked off the ceremony by recognizing the Potawatomi Nations, the Council of Three Fires, and other “original inhabitants” of the land over which the Obama shrine now looms.

The Obama Foundation plowed ahead despite concerns from local community organizers, environmentalists, and subcontractors who still haven’t been paid, so they probably don’t have any plans to return the land.

But now every American can buy a nifty “hope” hat ($35) or “empathy” trinket dish ($20) from the gift shop.