Just look at the Cure, those 1980s-era musical purveyors of doom and gloom who recently finished up a very profitable summer tour.

While it might not have been Taylor Swiftian in its success, it showed there is still demand for songs about emptiness and ennui.

There are so many risks these days—from bank failures, an aggressive Federal Reserve, and still-too-high inflation to geopolitical tensions with China, war in Europe, and catastrophic weather—that we want to apply for membership among the esteemed permabears of the world.Continue reading