Two political commentary pieces address how the meaning of “discrimination” is used and potentially expanded over time. Both discuss the idea that discrimination is something individuals can be taught to recognize, citing a long-ago classroom example in which a teacher framed the job as teaching “discrimination” in the sense of distinguishing meritorious from meretricious or good from bad.
The sources then use that framing to comment on how “discrimination” functions in public and political discourse. While neither article describes a specific new legal or policy action, they focus on the evolution of the term and on tensions in how it is applied. The American Conservative emphasizes concerns about the term’s expanding definition, presenting it as part of a broader debate about language, norms, and how accusations are deployed. Real Clear Politics presents the same core theme—an “ever-expanding” interpretation of discrimination—without adding a separate, clearly distinct claim about particular events. In both cases, the discussion is largely interpretive rather than reporting.
Overall, the articles converge on the central point that “discrimination” is increasingly framed more broadly than before, while differing mainly in emphasis and tone.
