You might think I’m a little early in calling for the intern return, what with it just warming up and summer still seeming far away. You’d be wrong. Why? How about this little ad in the most recent Economist as a tell-tale sign:

The Economist office in Washington DC seeks a writer-intern to help with coverage in the four months up to this November’s election. Experience unimportant, pay negligible. Please send CV and sample article to Washingtonintern@economist.com

Mark my works, soon, you’ll be saying, with either love or hate, Poltergeist-style: “They’re back..”