Common Core's Fuzzy Addition and Subtraction

"This is the introduction to the first of six 'Homework Helper' segments Buffalo, NY, NBC affiliate WGRZ is broadcasting this week in honor of back-to-school week," reports Kelsey Harris.




If that didn't make you cry, moms and dads, try this one for subtraction:



We suspect there will be a whole lot of parents homeschooling their little ones on math this year!

'Help me stay rich, Colorado'

"A grass roots group is running some terrific pro-fracking ads in Colorado," writes John Hinderaker. "They feature a Middle Eastern sheik and a Russian oligarch pleading with Coloradans to help them stay rich by suppressing the production of American energy. They are funny and true, and therefore highly effective."

Below the Sheik and the Oligarch: