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FIRE’s 2020-2021 Free Speech Essay Contest: More winning essays This year’s prompt asked students to draw on current events, historical examples, personal experiences, or other FIRE resources to pen “a persuasive letter or essay [to] convince your peers that free speech is a better idea than censorship.”  Below, we’re printing the essays from our second and third place winners. And if you’re a high school student or teacher, find age-level resources on free expression, civil liberties lesson plans, and more — at thefire.org/high-school. Second Place Entry Glendale, Ariz.  Free...