Rogin was born in
Mount Kisco, New York, to a Jewish family, and grew up with union and socialist activists.[2] He was married to Deborah Rogin for many years, with whom he had two surviving daughters. Rogin was partners with colleague
Ann Banfield at the time of his death.[2]
Published works
The Intellectuals and McCarthy (1967)
Fathers and Children: Andrew Jackson and the Subjugation of the American Indian (1975)
Subversive Genealogy: the Politics and Art of Herman Melville (1983)
'Ronald Reagan,' the Movie, and Other Episodes in Political Demonology (1987)
Blackface, White Noise: Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot (1996)
Independence Day, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Enola Gay (1998)