The document discusses the rise of compassionate conservatism in the United States from the 1990s-2000s. It focuses on how conservative thinkers and politicians increasingly emphasized addressing social problems through supporting faith-based organizations and promoting partnerships between government and religious groups. This included legislation passed in the 1990s allowing federal funding of faith-based social services and the Faith-Based Initiatives started under President George W. Bush that expanded this approach. The document also examines the development of conservative legal and policy organizations that helped advance this vision.