The AHI aspires to create an educational environment of the highest standards in which evidence and argument prevail over ideology and cant. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN THE SCHOLARLY STUDY OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND CAPITALISM, AS THESE IDEAS WERE DEVELOPED AND INSTITUTIONALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES AND WITHIN THE LARGER TRADITION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. THE AHI ASPIRES TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN WHICH EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENT PREVAIL OVER IDEOLOGY.