Tucker Carlson thinks Michael Vick should be executed for killing dogs for entertainment. I am a dog person; I have had dogs for most of my adult life; I like my dogs more than I like many people; my heart agrees with Tucker Carlson. My head doesn’t: much as I love my dogs, I eat meat, wear leather belts and cheerfully step on cockroaches. Contrary to appearances, dogs are not made in God’s image, men are.

Michael Vick’s 19 months in prison sounds about right – although I would have made him watch 101 dalmatians 570 times.