# Michael Vazquez
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John michael vazquez (born May 11, 1970) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
== Early life and education ==
Vazquez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1970. His family moved to New Jersey when he was several months old.
Transgender Lives Matter
On this episode, we’re going to talk about transgender identity and its weaponization within the American political arena. We’ve invited three people whose voices, lives and faith can shed light on a topic that has been intentionally obfuscated in the melee of political warfare.
Nicole Garcia, ...
Special: Does Studying Philosophy Make Better Thinkers?
Our 2024-2025 season continues with a special episode in conversation with Michael Vazquez (UNC) and Michael Prinzing (Baylor), co-authors of a first-of-its-kind new study on the development of intellectual virtues among philosophy students, and are working to apply their methodology to learners ...
On Air Today: ‘Educating for the Virtues of Attention’
Wednesday, November 5, head to Memorial Hall for an evening with the Philadelphia Orchestra, starting at 7:30. It’s part of the Carolina Performing Arts series, but it’s also being stage in conjunction with an on-campus initiative called Educating for the Virtues of Attention, or EVA.
What is EV...
This could save lives— but are you prepared to do it? - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud
Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: is community safety more important than individual privacy?--Your government has introduced a plan to address record-breaking rates of traffic tickets and deadly hovercar accidents. They propose assigning “driver credit scores” to every citi...
When is it right to break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez
Puzzle through an ethical dilemma and decide: what responsibility do we have to honor the wishes of the dead?--For decades, Yvonne and Zaina have been happily married and co-leading a non-profit. One day the couple is involved in a car accident, and on her deathbed, Yvonne asks Zaina to promise h...
Ethical dilemma: Should knowledge be unrestricted? - Michael Vazquez and Will Kanwischer
Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of intellectual property rights, and decide: how should we determine ownership of work?--In the city of Ockham, spellcasters invent incantations and publish them in scrolls that others can purchase. Unfortunately, you can’t always afford them. But one day, a fri...
Can humans be trusted with command over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger
Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: should parents be able to choose genetic traits for their children?--Andre and Leslie are a deaf couple who have decided to have a child, and they’re considering using a process to ensure deafness in their child. As deaf parents, they feel t...
If you had the choice to live forever, would you take it? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez
Explore different philosophers’ ideas on immortality and dig into their theories about the positives and negatives of eternal life.--While cleaning out your uncle’s attic you find a chest with a sparkling potion. The attached tag declares drinking this liquid will make you immortal. Your body wil...
The legendary JoJo thought experiment - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud
Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: does your upbringing affect your moral responsibility for your actions?--Jo the First is a ruthless dictator who rules with an iron fist. To most onlookers, his rule appears cruel and unjust. But for his beloved son JoJo, this life is all he...
What if your president was determined by lottery? - Michael Vazquez
Dig into sortition, a system where officials are selected via lottery, and how it could address the problems of modern democracies.--Elections are tools that ensure a nation’s citizens all have an equal political voice. But these so-called “great equalizers” are often plagued by corruption, parti...
