UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — In a polarized political climate, with both sides of many issues claiming truth is on their side, it may be harder than ever to sift through and weigh evidence about issues in our everyday lives. Professor Frederick Schauer of the University of Virginia School of Law offers insights about how to think about evidence in his new book “The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else,” published by Harvard University Press.