The first time I looked into Schmitt I came across this, which I thought was a well-written article, also by Johnson and published on his Counter-Currents site. It might be a good place for newcomers to start on Schmitt's ideas, particularly because Johnson writes in a way that shows their relevance to our situation:

https://www.counter-currents.com/2011/02/reflections-on-carl-schmitts-the-concept-of-the-political/

De Benoist's 'Carl Schmitt Today' might not be a bad starting point, either. I found it to be a well referenced work, though a bit drily written. It has its moments—De Benoist gets stuck into some of the Leftist 'neocons are Nazis' nonsense early on.

Basically:

• Carl Schmitt taught the Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss. They shared letters for a few more years afterwards. For a short time Schmitt was also in the NSDAP.

• Strauss eventually got to America after Schmitt helped him escape to Britain, there he taught philosophy to some Jews who became 'neocons' (like Wolfowitz).

• These students of Strauss worked for the Bush Administration.

Conclusion: Therefore the Bush Administration are Nazis.

A hilariously idiotic argument even for an argumentum ad hitlerum (a term coined by Strauss himself, incidentally).