Ayn Rand thought the role of government was to protect individuals from initiating force against one another. Period. If you poison the air in a way that harms someone, that constitutes initiation of force.
She called the economic and political system resulting from this "laissez-faire capitalism," or more commonly just "capitalism."
In context of the partial quote you gave, "unregulated" means "without economic regulations," not "without any laws."
So, that's how you reconcile things.
There is actually no "nuance" here at all; this stuff is all totally "black and white," clear and consistent, in her writing.
You say "I don't hear the same nuance in her followers," but I'm not sure who you're actually referring to here. Objectivists are quite few and far between. For example, most people in the Tea Party who are Atlas Shrugged fans don't actually understand Rand on an intellectual level.
She called the economic and political system resulting from this "laissez-faire capitalism," or more commonly just "capitalism."
In context of the partial quote you gave, "unregulated" means "without economic regulations," not "without any laws."
So, that's how you reconcile things.
There is actually no "nuance" here at all; this stuff is all totally "black and white," clear and consistent, in her writing.
You say "I don't hear the same nuance in her followers," but I'm not sure who you're actually referring to here. Objectivists are quite few and far between. For example, most people in the Tea Party who are Atlas Shrugged fans don't actually understand Rand on an intellectual level.