BR's review of Ginsberg's The Idea of Progress encourages Faulkner to read the book. She agrees with BR's notion of "an ethic which could serve as a basis in politics" and goes on to explain the formation of an "international development authority". Faulkner alerts BR that the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, of which she is a volunteer, has been the target of anti-Communist attacks by the American Committee for Cultural Freedom.

BR is an Honorary Chairman of the Congress for Cultural Freedom which is affiliated with the American Committee for Cultural Freedom.