Content between {exp:channel:entries} tags won't show up

Question

First, I'm on EE v2.3.1 using Structure v3.0

1. I have a channel called "statics"
2. The "statics" channel uses a field group called "statics_fields" which just has a textarea field called "body" in it.
3. The "statics" channel uses a template group called "statics_templates" and by default uses "statics_templates/plain"
4. Everything outside {exp:channel:entries} tag shows up, and nothing inside it does:

    {embed="template_html/header" body_class="about_bg"}
        {exp:structure:breadcrumb here_as_title="yes"}{/exp:structure:breadcrumb}
            {embed="template_html/left_nav"}
                    THIS SHOWS UP
                    {exp:channel:entries channel="statics"}
                        NOTHING IN HERE SHOWS UP
                        {title}
                        {body}
                    {/exp:channel:entries}
    {embed="template_html/footer"}

• This happens for every new static page regardless of if it's in the "statics" channel.
• Using Structure to move it under a new parent doesn't fix it.
• Using Structure to move it up to it's own level without a parent also doesn't work.
• No errors show up in the debug output.
• No errors show up in the php error log.
• The {exp:channel:entries} tag is not nested.

So the question, of course, is:

Why is this broken and how can I fix it?

Answer 1

As Josh suggests in the comments, give this a whirl:

{exp:channel:entries channel="statics" dynamic="no"}