"18-year-old Abdul Artan, injured 11 people yesterday at Ohio State University. There is no question Artan is a terrorist, with authorities saying that his computer has all kinds of rotten stuff on it. But how exactly did he get to America and Ohio State University? According to good work by Fox and CBS News, Artan and his family left Somalia in 2007, taking up residence at a refugee camp in Pakistan. The family stayed in Pakistan for seven years before the Obama administration allowed it to emigrate legally to the USA. Since 9/11, about 100,000 Somalis have done that. The Artan family was flown into Dallas, then moved to Columbus, Ohio, where Artan graduated from community college and was accepted by Ohio State. All along the way there was little supervision of the family or the 18-year-old, who received government financial assistance to help them adjust to America. As you know, this was a major campaign issue between Clinton and Trump. The Democratic Party is angry that the Republican Party wants to limit immigration from terror states, and Donald Trump was branded an anti-Muslim bigot. But while most refugees who come to the USA are good people, a significant number are not. And when you have radicalized countries where ISIS and al Qaeda are accepted, shouldn't there be extreme vetting as Mr. Trump has proposed? Chances are that the Artan family would not have been flagged, as their records are clean. However, it is obvious Abdul did not assimilate. He's a terrorist by his own statements, and there are others like him living here right now. We are a compassionate country, but there is a worldwide Islamic jihad underway and preventing harm from that has to be given priority over humanitarian concerns."

The Factor spoke with Bob Fletcher, a former sheriff in Minnesota, which has the largest number of Somalis in the USA. "We have a radicalization problem," Fletcher began, "which often leads to potential terrorism. But we don't have a Somali problem and crime-wise the Somali community is probably one of the more law-abiding communities. We're pretty good in terms of our assimilation and success is the best vaccine against terrorism. But there will always be youths who fall through the cracks and are very subject to being radicalized. There are some radicalized individuals who are teaching hate and encouraging our youth to go to ISIS."

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, not content to merely kneel during the National Anthem, is now praising Castro's Cuba while running down the USA. The Factor spoke about the controversial signal-caller with Cuban-American columnist Armando Salguero. "The NFL is a private enterprise," Salguero pointed out, "and can do anything it wishes. They limit coaches from expressing opinions about referees, they limit players when it comes to celebrations. So they could do something about Kaepernick if they wanted. He has the right to do what he wants, and the NFL has the right to shut it down. But I wouldn't agree with that because my parents brought me here so that I could express myself. It would be hypocritical to be anti-expression." The Factor concluded, "Colin Kaepernick is the most radical athlete I've seen, he's off the charts and he has alienated many people."

Many American campuses are hotbeds of far-left, anti-American ideology, and now an organization called Turning Point USA is identifying professors who routinely spew left-wing indoctrination. The Factor was joined by Charlie Kirk, the organization's founder. "We encountered incredible biases," Kirk said, "and people didn't really believe it was all happening. So we decided to consolidate the information on the website ProfessorWatchlist.org. Every single incident on our website is backed up by a third party, all we want to do is shine a light on our universities. We were very deliberate in what we put on this website." As just one example, Kirk singled out Kent State professor Julio Cesar Pino. "According to several news sources, he is reportedly being investigated for allegedly having connections with ISIS. If I was a donor to Kent State or a parent sending my kid there, I would be concerned."

Six more states have voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, bringing the total to eight. Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe opined on the wisdom of legalization. "I think it's good for America," Williams said, "that we lose this preoccupation with marijuana. People say it's a gateway drug, but no one can say that marijuana ruined their life, which they can say about alcohol." Boothe, on the other hand, contended that the costs outweigh the benefits. "There are studies that show the long term consequences, whether it's a permanent drop in IQ or building a dependency. And studies in Colorado show there has been a 52% increase in marijuana-related traffic deaths since legalization." The Factor freely admitted, "I'm not a fair arbiter because I feel that all drug use is pernicious and the sole purpose of marijuana is to get stoned."

Before he leaves office, will President Obama issue a pardon to Bowe Bergdahl, the alleged deserter who was swapped for five hardened terrorists? The Factor posed that question to legal analysts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl. "Having stuck his neck out once for Bergdahl," Wiehl theorized, "he is not going to do it again and potentially tarnish his legacy." Guilfoyle predicted the exact opposite, saying, "I think he will pardon Bergdahl, which would then protect the record so we won't be able to get any information about this." The Factor agreed that a pardon is imminent because "Obama feels that Bergdahl never should have been in the armed forces to begin with, he wasn't emotionally equipped."

Faded action star Steven Seagal has been granted Russian citizenship and was presented with a Russian passport by Vladimir Putin himself. Greg Gutfeld and Bernard McGuirk entered the No Spin Zone with their deep thoughts on the matter. "Steven Seagal is our generation's Brando," Gutfeld joked, "and 'Hard to Kill' is our generation's 'Gone With the Wind.' This is part of an exchange program because Russia has a shortage of aging action stars." McGuirk ridiculed Seagal as a washed-up, fattened-up has-been. "Calling Seagal an 'actor' is like calling Anthony Weiner a 'photographer,' it's a joke. He is a flabby old fool and, unlike Putin, he should keep his shirt on."

James Schneller, Platteville, WI: "Bill, I'm surprised that you give credence to Trump's tweet that millions of illegal aliens voted."

Mark Reed, Binghamton, NY: "In California there's a loophole for voting. If you lack a Social Security number, you can still send in an application to vote and somebody decides."

Greg Votaw, Galveston, TX: "I registered to vote for the first time here. I did not provide a Social Security number, just a driver's license."

Judith Bloom, Lake Tomahawk, WI: "Any legal alien here can obtain a license and use that to register to vote."

In this season of giving, a special salute is due to Navy vet Norm Feulner, who donates $5,000 every year to the Independence Fund, which helps severely wounded veterans obtain high-tech track chairs. He is a role model for all of us.