diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/creator_settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/creator_settings_controller.rb
index 9c49d05b6..bd99da2bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/creator_settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/creator_settings_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Admin
     private
 
     def extra_authorization
-      not_authorized unless current_user.has_role?(:creator)
+      not_authorized unless current_user.creator?
     end
 
     def settings_params
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/settings/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/settings/base_controller.rb
index 6604e4192..8a44891eb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/settings/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/settings/base_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module Admin
       end
 
       def authorize_super_admin
-        raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError unless current_user.has_role?(:super_admin)
+        raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError unless current_user.super_admin?
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/api_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/api_controller.rb
index 49a1f298b..ef606a255 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/api_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/api_controller.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Api
       end
 
       def authorize_super_admin
-        error_unauthorized unless @user.has_role?(:super_admin)
+        error_unauthorized unless @user.super_admin?
       end
 
       # Checks if the user is authenticated, sets @user to nil otherwise
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/articles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/articles_controller.rb
index 2635498a2..5cf10e047 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/articles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/articles_controller.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module Api
       end
 
       def update
-        articles_relation = @user.has_role?(:super_admin) ? Article.includes(:user) : @user.articles
+        articles_relation = @user.super_admin? ? Article.includes(:user) : @user.articles
         article = articles_relation.find(params[:id])
 
         result = Articles::Updater.call(@user, article, article_params)
diff --git a/app/controllers/moderations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/moderations_controller.rb
index ee12749ef..2ef8fcf73 100644
--- a/app/controllers/moderations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/moderations_controller.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ModerationsController < ApplicationController
     @adjustments = TagAdjustment.where(article_id: @moderatable.id)
     @already_adjusted_tags = @adjustments.map(&:tag_name).join(", ")
     @allowed_to_adjust = @moderatable.instance_of?(Article) && (
-      current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) || @tag_moderator_tags.any?)
+      current_user.super_admin? || @tag_moderator_tags.any?)
     @hidden_comments = @moderatable.comments.where(hidden_by_commentable_user: true)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base.rb b/app/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base.rb
index 924de3f56..3fe160e12 100644
--- a/app/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base.rb
+++ b/app/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 class LiquidTagBase < Liquid::Tag
+  # The method name to send the user to ask whether or not they
+  # have access to the given liquid tag.
+  #
+  # @see LiquidTagPolicy
+  #
+  # @note My preference would be to use `class_attribute` as it keeps
+  #       things tidier, but that's not a hard preference.
+  #
+  # @note Should we verify that the user responds to this given method?
+  def self.user_authorization_method_name
+    nil
+  end
+
   def self.script
     ""
   end
@@ -25,6 +38,12 @@ class LiquidTagBase < Liquid::Tag
       .first
   end
 
+  # A method to help collaborators not need to reach into the class
+  # implementation details.
+  def user_authorization_method_name
+    self.class.user_authorization_method_name
+  end
+
   private
 
   def validate_contexts
diff --git a/app/liquid_tags/poll_tag.rb b/app/liquid_tags/poll_tag.rb
index 35abe039a..264ff008f 100644
--- a/app/liquid_tags/poll_tag.rb
+++ b/app/liquid_tags/poll_tag.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 class PollTag < LiquidTagBase
   PARTIAL = "liquids/poll".freeze
   VALID_CONTEXTS = %w[Article].freeze
+
+  # @see LiquidTagBase.user_authorization_method_name for discussion
+  def self.user_authorization_method_name
+    :any_admin?
+  end
+
   VALID_ROLES = %i[
     admin
     super_admin
diff --git a/app/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag.rb b/app/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag.rb
index 83ba0e2f8..a5802c9c2 100644
--- a/app/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag.rb
+++ b/app/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 class UserSubscriptionTag < LiquidTagBase
   PARTIAL = "liquids/user_subscription".freeze
   VALID_CONTEXTS = %w[Article].freeze
+  # @see LiquidTagBase.user_authorization_method_name for discussion
+  def self.user_authorization_method_name
+    :user_subscription_tag_available?
+  end
   VALID_ROLES = [
     :admin,
     [:restricted_liquid_tag, LiquidTags::UserSubscriptionTag],
diff --git a/app/models/tag_adjustment.rb b/app/models/tag_adjustment.rb
index 75fa9a084..5e8981e98 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_adjustment.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_adjustment.rb
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ class TagAdjustment < ApplicationRecord
   def has_privilege_to_adjust?
     return false unless user
 
-    user.has_role?(:tag_moderator, tag) ||
-      user.has_role?(:admin) ||
-      user.has_role?(:super_admin)
+    user.tag_moderator?(tag: tag) || user.any_admin?
   end
 
   def article_tag_list
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 10adabb9e..8e0f18040 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   include StringAttributeCleaner.for(:email)
-  ANY_ADMIN_ROLES = %i[admin super_admin].freeze
+
   USERNAME_MAX_LENGTH = 30
   USERNAME_REGEXP = /\A[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\z/
   MESSAGES = {
@@ -341,51 +341,83 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  def suspended?
-    has_role?(:suspended)
+  ##############################################################################
+  #
+  # Heads Up: Start Authorization Refactor
+  #
+  ##############################################################################
+  #
+  # What's going on here?  First, I'm wanting to encourage folks to
+  # not call these methods directly.  Instead I want to get all of
+  # these method calls in a single location so we can begin to analyze
+  # the behavior.
+
+  # @api private
+  #
+  # The method originally comes from the Rollify gem.  Please don't
+  # call it from controllers or views.  Favor `user.tech_admin?` over
+  # `user.has_role?(:tech_admin)`.
+  #
+  # @see Authorizer for further discussion.
+  private :has_role?
+
+  ##
+  # @api private
+  #
+  # The method originally comes from the Rollify gem.  Please don't
+  # call it from controllers or views.  Favor `user.admin?` over
+  # `user.has_any_role?(:admin)`.
+  #
+  # @see Authorizer for further discussion.
+  private :has_any_role?
+
+  ##
+  # @api private
+  #
+  # This is a refactoring step to help move the role questions out of the user object.
+  #
+  # @see https://github.com/forem/forem/issues/15624 for more discussion.
+  def authorizer
+    @authorizer ||= Authorizer.for(user: self)
   end
 
-  def warned?
-    has_role?(:warned)
-  end
-
-  def warned
-    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("User#warned is deprecated, favor User#warned?")
-    warned?
-  end
-
-  def super_admin?
-    has_role?(:super_admin)
-  end
-
-  def creator?
-    has_role?(:creator)
-  end
-
-  def any_admin?
-    @any_admin ||= roles.where(name: ANY_ADMIN_ROLES).any?
-  end
-
-  def tech_admin?
-    has_role?(:tech_admin) || has_role?(:super_admin)
-  end
-
-  def vomited_on?
-    Reaction.exists?(reactable_id: id, reactable_type: "User", category: "vomit", status: "confirmed")
-  end
-
-  def trusted?
-    return @trusted if defined? @trusted
-
-    @trusted = Rails.cache.fetch("user-#{id}/has_trusted_role", expires_in: 200.hours) do
-      has_role?(:trusted)
-    end
-  end
-
-  def trusted
-    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("User#trusted is deprecated, favor User#trusted?")
-    trusted?
-  end
+  # My preference is to go with:
+  #
+  #   `Authorize.for(user: user, to: <action>, on: <subject>)`
+  #
+  # However, this is a refactor, and its goal is to reduce the direct
+  # calls to user.<role question>.
+  delegate(
+    :admin?,
+    :administrative_access_to?,
+    :any_admin?,
+    :auditable?,
+    :banished?,
+    :comment_suspended?,
+    :creator?,
+    :has_trusted_role?,
+    :podcast_admin_for?,
+    :restricted_liquid_tag_for?,
+    :single_resource_admin_for?,
+    :super_admin?,
+    :support_admin?,
+    :suspended?,
+    :tag_moderator?,
+    :tech_admin?,
+    :trusted, # TODO: Remove this method from the code-base
+    :trusted?,
+    :user_subscription_tag_available?,
+    :vomited_on?,
+    :warned, # TODO: Remove this method from the code-base
+    :warned?,
+    :workshop_eligible?,
+    to: :authorizer,
+  )
+  ##############################################################################
+  #
+  # End Authorization Refactor
+  #
+  ##############################################################################
 
   # The name of the tags moderated by the user.
   #
@@ -413,14 +445,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     Tag.where(id: tag_ids).pluck(:name)
   end
 
-  def comment_suspended?
-    has_role?(:comment_suspended)
-  end
-
-  def workshop_eligible?
-    has_any_role?(:workshop_pass)
-  end
-
   def admin_organizations
     org_ids = organization_memberships.admin.pluck(:organization_id)
     organizations.where(id: org_ids)
@@ -457,10 +481,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     errors.add(:username, "has been banished.") if BanishedUser.exists?(username: username)
   end
 
-  def banished?
-    username.starts_with?("spam_")
-  end
-
   def subscribe_to_mailchimp_newsletter
     return unless registered && email.present?
     return if Settings::General.mailchimp_api_key.blank?
@@ -496,14 +516,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     Mailchimp::Bot.new(self).unsubscribe_all_newsletters
   end
 
-  def auditable?
-    trusted? || tag_moderator? || any_admin?
-  end
-
-  def tag_moderator?
-    roles.where(name: "tag_moderator").any?
-  end
-
   def enough_credits?(num_credits_needed)
     credits.unspent.size >= num_credits_needed
   end
diff --git a/app/policies/application_policy.rb b/app/policies/application_policy.rb
index f704132ef..3c8509ac2 100644
--- a/app/policies/application_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/application_policy.rb
@@ -60,20 +60,18 @@ class ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def minimal_admin?
-    user.has_role?(:super_admin) || user.has_role?(:admin)
+    user.any_admin?
   end
 
   def user_admin?
-    user.has_role?(:super_admin)
+    user.super_admin?
   end
 
-  def support_admin?
-    user.has_role?(:support_admin)
-  end
+  delegate :support_admin?, to: :user
 
   delegate :suspended?, to: :user, prefix: true
 
   def user_trusted?
-    user.has_role?(:trusted)
+    user.has_trusted_role?
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/authorizer.rb b/app/policies/authorizer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..070c440c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/policies/authorizer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+##
+# This module is providing a "crease in the code" for refactoring.
+# The initial purpose is to help move away sending `has_role?`
+# messages to User records.  Prior to this refactor, there were calls
+# to `user.has_role?(:tech_admin)` and `user.tech_admin?`; this
+# created leaks in abstraction (see
+# Authorizer::RoleBasedQueries#admin? for an example).
+#
+# By moving towards a single entry point and communicating that
+# deprecation, the hope is to make the next conversation about roles
+# easier.
+module Authorizer
+  # @api private
+  #
+  # @note This method introduces some indirection, the idea being that
+  #       the `Authorizer::RoleBasedQueries` is a refactor to convey
+  #       deprecations and provide guidance on sending things through
+  #       a common method pattern (e.g. favor `user.tech_admin?` over
+  #       `user.has_role?(:tech_admin)`).
+  #
+  # @param user [User] the user of whom we're curious about their
+  #        attributes and how the imply permissions.
+  #
+  def self.for(user:)
+    RoleBasedQueries.new(user: user)
+  end
+
+  # @api private
+  #
+  # This class is responsible for assisting in moving us away from
+  # `user.some_property_for_permissions?`.
+  #
+  # @see https://github.com/forem/forem/issues/15624
+  class RoleBasedQueries
+    ANY_ADMIN_ROLES = %i[admin super_admin].freeze
+
+    def initialize(user:)
+      @user = user
+    end
+    attr_reader :user
+
+    def admin?
+      has_role?(:admin)
+    end
+
+    def administrative_access_to?(resource:, role_name: :single_resource_admin)
+      # The implementation details of rolify are such that we can't
+      # quite combine these functions.
+      return true if has_any_role?(*ANY_ADMIN_ROLES)
+
+      if resource
+        has_role?(role_name, resource)
+      else
+        has_role?(role_name)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def any_admin?
+      has_any_role?(*ANY_ADMIN_ROLES)
+    end
+
+    def auditable?
+      trusted? || tag_moderator? || any_admin?
+    end
+
+    def banished?
+      user.username.starts_with?("spam_")
+    end
+
+    def comment_suspended?
+      has_role?(:comment_suspended)
+    end
+
+    def creator?
+      has_role?(:creator)
+    end
+
+    # When you need to know if we trust the user, but don't want to
+    # have stale information that the `trusted?` method might give
+    # you.
+    #
+    # @note You may ask why not use the trusted? method on this class?
+    #       Well, in looking at the code there were explicit calls to
+    #       `user.has_role?(:trusted)` which circumvented the caching
+    #       logic.  I'm uncertain which of those is appropriate, so
+    #       I'm adding this method here.
+    #
+    # @see #trusted?
+    #
+    # @todo Review whether we can use trusted? or if we even need to cache things.
+    def has_trusted_role?
+      has_role?(:trusted)
+    end
+
+    def podcast_admin_for?(podcast)
+      has_role?(:podcast_admin, podcast)
+    end
+
+    def single_resource_admin_for?(resource)
+      has_role?(:single_resource_admin, resource)
+    end
+
+    # @note This is of "narrower" permissions than
+    #       `#user_subscription_tag_available?`, as it doesn't include
+    #       administrators.
+    #
+    # @todo Remove this?
+    def restricted_liquid_tag_for?(liquid_tag)
+      has_role?(:restricted_liquid_tag, liquid_tag)
+    end
+
+    def super_admin?
+      has_role?(:super_admin)
+    end
+
+    def support_admin?
+      has_role?(:support_admin)
+    end
+
+    def suspended?
+      has_role?(:suspended)
+    end
+
+    def tag_moderator?(tag: nil)
+      # Note a fan of "peeking" into the roles table, which in a way
+      # circumvents the rolify gem.  But this was the past implementation.
+      return user.roles.exists?(name: "tag_moderator") unless tag
+
+      has_role?(:tag_moderator, tag)
+    end
+
+    def tech_admin?
+      has_any_role?(:tech_admin, :super_admin)
+    end
+
+    def trusted
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("User#trusted is deprecated, favor User#trusted?")
+      trusted?
+    end
+
+    def trusted?
+      return @trusted if defined? @trusted
+
+      @trusted = Rails.cache.fetch("user-#{user.id}/has_trusted_role", expires_in: 200.hours) do
+        has_role?(:trusted)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def user_subscription_tag_available?
+      administrative_access_to?(role_name: :restricted_liquid_tag, resource: LiquidTags::UserSubscriptionTag)
+    end
+
+    def vomited_on?
+      Reaction.exists?(reactable: user, category: "vomit", status: "confirmed")
+    end
+
+    def warned?
+      has_role?(:warned)
+    end
+
+    def warned
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("User#warned is deprecated, favor User#warned?")
+      warned?
+    end
+
+    def workshop_eligible?
+      has_any_role?(:workshop_pass)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def has_role?(*args)
+      user.__send__(:has_role?, *args)
+    end
+
+    def has_any_role?(*args)
+      user.__send__(:has_any_role?, *args)
+    end
+  end
+
+  private_constant :RoleBasedQueries
+end
diff --git a/app/policies/internal_policy.rb b/app/policies/internal_policy.rb
index 04751d370..1d76ca55b 100644
--- a/app/policies/internal_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/internal_policy.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 class InternalPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   def access?
-    user.has_any_role?(
-      { name: :single_resource_admin, resource: record },
-      :super_admin,
-      :admin,
-    )
+    user.administrative_access_to?(resource: record)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/liquid_tag_policy.rb b/app/policies/liquid_tag_policy.rb
index ee831d2ed..2d34ab018 100644
--- a/app/policies/liquid_tag_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/liquid_tag_policy.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
-# Intentionally not inheriting from ApplicationPolicy because liquid tags behave
-# differently than the typical Model/Controller dynamic that Pundit assumes.
+# This Policy is responsible for enforcing weither or not the user can utilize
+# the given liquid tag.
+#
+# @note Intentionally not inheriting from ApplicationPolicy because liquid tags
+#       behave differently than the typical Model/Controller dynamic that Pundit
+#       assumes.
 class LiquidTagPolicy
-  attr_reader :user, :record
+  attr_reader :user, :liquid_tag
 
-  def initialize(user, record)
+  # @param user [User]
+  # @param liquid_tag [LiquidTagBase]
+  def initialize(user, liquid_tag)
     @user = user
-    @record = record
+    @liquid_tag = liquid_tag
   end
 
+  # Check if the given #user can utilize the given #liquid_tag
+  #
+  # @return [TrueClass] if the given liquid_tag is available to the user.
+
+  # @raise [Pundit::NotAuthorizedError] if the liquid tag is not available to
+  #        the given user.
   def initialize?
-    return true unless record.class.const_defined?("VALID_ROLES")
+    # NOTE: This check the liquid tag then send that liquid tag's method to the
+    # user is "fragile".  Would it make more sense to ask the liquid tag?  Or
+    # the user given the liquid tag?  My inclination is ask the user (and by
+    # extension the Authorizer).  But that is a future refactor.
+    return true unless liquid_tag.user_authorization_method_name
     raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "No user found" unless user
     # Manually raise error to use a custom error message
     raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "User is not permitted to use this liquid tag" unless user_allowed_to_use_tag?
@@ -20,11 +36,6 @@ class LiquidTagPolicy
   private
 
   def user_allowed_to_use_tag?
-    record.class::VALID_ROLES.any? { |valid_role| user_has_valid_role?(valid_role) }
-  end
-
-  def user_has_valid_role?(valid_role)
-    # Splat array for single resource roles
-    user.has_role?(*Array(valid_role))
+    user.public_send(liquid_tag.user_authorization_method_name)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/tag_policy.rb b/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
index 5d472fb82..b4793f7e5 100644
--- a/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class TagPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
 
   def has_mod_permission?
     user_admin? ||
-      user.has_role?(:tag_moderator, record)
+      user.tag_moderator?(tag: record)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/user_policy.rb b/app/policies/user_policy.rb
index aab398b9d..3bcbca733 100644
--- a/app/policies/user_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/user_policy.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class UserPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def moderation_routes?
-    (user.has_role?(:trusted) || minimal_admin?) && !user.suspended?
+    (user.has_trusted_role? || minimal_admin?) && !user.suspended?
   end
 
   def update_password?
diff --git a/app/services/mailchimp/bot.rb b/app/services/mailchimp/bot.rb
index 1b496bc4b..501f9c6b0 100644
--- a/app/services/mailchimp/bot.rb
+++ b/app/services/mailchimp/bot.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Mailchimp
     end
 
     def manage_community_moderator_list
-      return false unless Settings::General.mailchimp_community_moderators_id.present? && user.has_role?(:trusted)
+      return false unless Settings::General.mailchimp_community_moderators_id.present? && user.has_trusted_role?
 
       success = false
       status = user.notification_setting.email_community_mod_newsletter ? "subscribed" : "unsubscribed"
diff --git a/app/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles.rb b/app/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles.rb
index 49e36e599..a28bac8ef 100644
--- a/app/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles.rb
+++ b/app/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module Moderator
     end
 
     def check_super_admin
-      raise "You need super admin status to take this action" unless @admin.has_role?(:super_admin)
+      raise "You need super admin status to take this action" unless @admin.super_admin?
     end
 
     def comment_suspended
diff --git a/app/services/tag_moderators/add_trusted_role.rb b/app/services/tag_moderators/add_trusted_role.rb
index 573ffb86a..59a9f1fa6 100644
--- a/app/services/tag_moderators/add_trusted_role.rb
+++ b/app/services/tag_moderators/add_trusted_role.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module TagModerators
   class AddTrustedRole
     def self.call(user)
-      return if user.has_role?(:trusted) || user.suspended?
+      return if user.has_trusted_role? || user.suspended?
 
       user.add_role(:trusted)
       user.notification_setting.update(email_community_mod_newsletter: true)
diff --git a/app/services/users/approved_liquid_tags.rb b/app/services/users/approved_liquid_tags.rb
index 8163eda8c..b360a33d1 100644
--- a/app/services/users/approved_liquid_tags.rb
+++ b/app/services/users/approved_liquid_tags.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 module Users
   module ApprovedLiquidTags
+    # TODO: Should this include PollTag
     RESTRICTED_LIQUID_TAGS = [UserSubscriptionTag].freeze
 
     def self.call(user)
       return [] unless user
 
       RESTRICTED_LIQUID_TAGS.filter_map do |liquid_tag|
-        liquid_tag if liquid_tag::VALID_ROLES.any? { |role| user.has_role?(*Array(role)) }
+        # TODO: Should we instead consider asking the liquid tag?
+        liquid_tag if liquid_tag.user_authorization_method_name &&
+          user.public_send(liquid_tag.user_authorization_method_name)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/pages/_form.html.erb b/app/views/admin/pages/_form.html.erb
index 906c9ecea..415aaa5c0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/pages/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/pages/_form.html.erb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <%= render partial: "landing_page_modal", locals: { page: @landing_page } %>
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if current_user.has_role?(:tech_admin) %>
+    <% if current_user.tech_admin? %>
       <div class="form-group">
         <p>
           <b><%= link_to "Feature Flag", "/admin/feature_flags" %></b>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/_update_setting_button.html.erb b/app/views/admin/settings/_update_setting_button.html.erb
index 2b8fe6fad..a2f2d28b8 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/_update_setting_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/_update_setting_button.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<% if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) %>
+<% if current_user.super_admin? %>
   <%= f.submit "Update Settings", class: "crayons-btn mt-4", aria: { label: local_assigns[:aria_label] }, data: { disable_with: false } %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/show.html.erb b/app/views/admin/settings/show.html.erb
index d5beff0a8..538e89594 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/show.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="grid gap-6" data-controller="config">
-  <% unless current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) %>
+  <% unless current_user.super_admin? %>
     <div class="crayons-notice crayons-notice--info" role="alert">
       <p class="mb-1">
         Only users with <strong>Super Admin</strong> privileges may edit this page.
diff --git a/app/views/admin/users/edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/users/edit.html.erb
index b088312db..9b7f81c3c 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/users/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/users/edit.html.erb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <div class="form-group">
         <%= f.label "Select new user status", class: "mr-3" %>
         <% options = { "Base Roles" => Constants::Role::BASE_ROLES } %>
-        <% options["Special Roles"] = Constants::Role::SPECIAL_ROLES if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) %>
+        <% options["Special Roles"] = Constants::Role::SPECIAL_ROLES if current_user.super_admin? %>
         <%= f.select(:user_status, grouped_options_for_select(options), include_blank: true) %>
       </div>
       <div class="form-group">
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
           <%= form_for(@user, url: banish_admin_user_path(@user), html: { method: :post, onsubmit: "return confirm('Are you sure? This is extremely destructive and irreversible. Banishing will delete all articles and turn their username into @spam_###')" }) do %>
             <button class="btn btn-danger">🚫 Banish User for Spam 🚫</button>
           <% end %>
-        <% elsif current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) || current_user.has_role?(:support_admin) %>
+        <% elsif current_user.super_admin? || current_user.support_admin? %>
           <p><strong>This is not a new user.</strong> You are only allowed to take this action because you are a
             <strong>super admin or a support admin.</strong></p>
           <p>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         <% end %>
       </div>
 
-      <% if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) %>
+      <% if current_user.super_admin? %>
         <div>
           <h3>Fully Delete User</h3>
           <p>This will
diff --git a/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb b/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
index 6d41a9c28..448a5617a 100644
--- a/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
     </button>
   </div>
 
-  <% if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) && @moderatable.class.name == "Article" %>
+  <% if current_user.super_admin? && @moderatable.class.name == "Article" %>
     <h3> <a href="<%= @moderatable.path %>/edit"><%= t("views.moderations.actions.edit.post") %></a> |
       <a href="/resource_admin/articles/<%= @moderatable.id %>" data-no-instant><%= t("views.moderations.actions.edit.resource_admin") %></a> |
       <a href="<%= admin_article_path(@moderatable.id) %>" data-no-instant><%= t("views.moderations.actions.edit.article_admin") %></a></h3>
-  <% elsif current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) && @moderatable.class.name == "Comment" %>
+  <% elsif current_user.super_admin? && @moderatable.class.name == "Comment" %>
     <h3> <a href="/admin/comments/<%= @moderatable.id %>" data-no-instant><%= t("views.moderations.actions.edit.comment_admin") %></a> |
       <a href="<%= admin_user_path(@moderatable.user_id) %>" data-no-instant><%= t("views.moderations.actions.edit.user_admin") %></a></h3>
   <% end %>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
             <%= f.label :adjustment_type, t("views.moderations.actions.tag.add"), value: "addition" %>
           </div>
         <% end %>
-        <% if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) %>
+        <% if current_user.super_admin? %>
           <%= f.text_field :tag_name, placeholder: t("views.moderations.actions.tag.tag_name"), required: true %>
         <% else %>
           <%= f.select :tag_name, @tag_moderator_tags, { prompt: t("views.moderations.actions.tag.select") }, required: true %>
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/shared/_comment_box.html.erb b/app/views/notifications/shared/_comment_box.html.erb
index f84ad6523..48ae4fcf0 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/shared/_comment_box.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notifications/shared/_comment_box.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <%= json_data["comment"]["processed_html"].html_safe %>
       </div>
 
-      <% if context == "moderation" && current_user.has_role?(:trusted) %>
+      <% if context == "moderation" && current_user.has_trusted_role? %>
         <div class="crayons-card crayons-card--secondary crayons-card--elevated notification__mod-controls">
           <button
             class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--icon crayons-btn--icon-rounded crayons-btn--ghost inline-flex crayons-btn--s reaction-button <%= Reaction.cached_any_reactions_for?(notification.mocked_object("comment"), current_user, "thumbsdown") ? "reacted" : "" %>"
diff --git a/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb b/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
index efd9b012f..7e5f113ac 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       <% end %>
     </h1>
     <div class="flex">
-      <% if current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) || current_user.has_role?(:admin) %>
+      <% if current_user.any_admin? %>
         <a href="<%= edit_admin_tag_path(@tag.id) %>" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--ghost" data-no-instant><%= t("views.tags.edit.admin") %></a>
       <% end %>
       <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://admin.forem.com/docs/forem-basics/tags#editing-a-tag" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--ghost"><%= t("views.tags.edit.help") %></a>
diff --git a/app/views/users/_notifications.html.erb b/app/views/users/_notifications.html.erb
index be27fad19..1706d75b7 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_notifications.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_notifications.html.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <%= f.label :email_tag_mod_newsletter, "Send me tag moderator newsletter emails", class: "crayons-field__label" %>
       </div>
     <% end %>
-    <% if current_user.has_role?(:trusted) %>
+    <% if current_user.has_trusted_role? %>
       <div class="crayons-field crayons-field--checkbox">
         <%= f.check_box :email_community_mod_newsletter, class: "crayons-checkbox" %>
         <%= f.label :email_community_mod_newsletter, "Send me community moderator newsletter emails", class: "crayons-field__label" %>
diff --git a/app/views/videos/new.html.erb b/app/views/videos/new.html.erb
index cb410e06a..f546e7cf1 100644
--- a/app/views/videos/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/videos/new.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                        key: "video-upload__#{SecureRandom.hex}",
                        key_starts_with: "video-upload__",
                        acl: "public-read",
-                       max_file_size: (current_user.has_role?(:super_admin) ? 20_000 : 6000).megabytes,
+                       max_file_size: (current_user.super_admin? ? 20_000 : 6000).megabytes,
                        id: "s3-uploader",
                        class: "upload-form",
                        data: { key: :val } do %>
diff --git a/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/backfill_creator_role_for_first_super_admin_spec.rb b/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/backfill_creator_role_for_first_super_admin_spec.rb
index d8b8a51f1..5dfb24b84 100644
--- a/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/backfill_creator_role_for_first_super_admin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/data_update_scripts/backfill_creator_role_for_first_super_admin_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe DataUpdateScripts::BackfillCreatorRoleForFirstSuperAdmin do
 
   it "Only the first super admin should have the creator role" do
     described_class.new.run
-    expect(creator).to have_role(:creator)
-    expect(admin).not_to have_role(:creator)
+    expect(creator).to be_creator
+    expect(admin).not_to be_creator
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base_spec.rb b/spec/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base_spec.rb
index d1e7f5559..dbc35e382 100644
--- a/spec/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/liquid_tags/liquid_tag_base_spec.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ RSpec.describe LiquidTagBase, type: :liquid_tag do
     end
   end
 
-  context "when VALID_ROLES are defined" do
+  context "when .user_authorization_method_name is not nil" do
     it "raises an error for invalid roles" do
       source = create(:article)
       liquid_tag_options = { source: source, user: source.user }
-      stub_const("#{described_class}::VALID_ROLES", %i[admin])
+      allow(described_class).to receive(:user_authorization_method_name).and_return(:admin?)
       expect do
         Liquid::Template.parse("{% liquid_tag_base %}", liquid_tag_options)
       end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
@@ -49,28 +49,18 @@ RSpec.describe LiquidTagBase, type: :liquid_tag do
       author = create(:user, :admin)
       source = create(:article, user: author)
       liquid_tag_options = { source: source, user: source.user }
-      stub_const("#{described_class}::VALID_ROLES", %i[admin])
-      expect do
-        Liquid::Template.parse("{% liquid_tag_base %}", liquid_tag_options)
-      end.not_to raise_error
-    end
-
-    it "validates single resource roles" do
-      # TODO: (Alex Smith) - update roles to new liquid tag role for more relevant example/use
-      author = create(:user, :single_resource_admin, resource: Article)
-      source = create(:article, user: author)
-      liquid_tag_options = { source: source, user: source.user }
-      stub_const("#{described_class}::VALID_ROLES", [[:single_resource_admin, Article]])
+      allow(described_class).to receive(:user_authorization_method_name).and_return(:admin?)
       expect do
         Liquid::Template.parse("{% liquid_tag_base %}", liquid_tag_options)
       end.not_to raise_error
     end
   end
 
-  context "when VALID_ROLES are not defined" do
+  context "when .user_authorization_method_name is nil" do
     it "doesn't validate roles" do
       source = create(:article)
       liquid_tag_options = { source: source, user: source.user }
+      allow(described_class).to receive(:user_authorization_method_name).and_return(nil)
       expect do
         Liquid::Template.parse("{% liquid_tag_base %}", liquid_tag_options)
       end.not_to raise_error
diff --git a/spec/liquid_tags/poll_tag_spec.rb b/spec/liquid_tags/poll_tag_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eac499ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/liquid_tags/poll_tag_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe PollTag, type: :liquid_tag do
+  describe ".user_authorization_method_name" do
+    subject(:result) { described_class.user_authorization_method_name }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq(:any_admin?) }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag_spec.rb b/spec/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag_spec.rb
index 282c74110..5bd82127e 100644
--- a/spec/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/liquid_tags/user_subscription_tag_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ RSpec.describe UserSubscriptionTag, type: :liquid_tag do
     allow(author).to receive(:has_role?).with(:restricted_liquid_tag, LiquidTags::UserSubscriptionTag).and_return(true)
   end
 
+  describe ".user_authorization_method_name" do
+    subject(:result) { described_class.user_authorization_method_name }
+
+    it { is_expected.to eq(:user_subscription_tag_available?) }
+  end
+
   context "when rendering" do
     it "renders default data correctly" do
       source = create(:article, user: author)
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index a896719d1..5010a400d 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,31 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:providers).and_return(Authentication::Providers.available)
   end
 
+  describe "delegations" do
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:admin?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:any_admin?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:auditable?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:banished?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:comment_suspended?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:creator?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:has_trusted_role?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:podcast_admin_for?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:restricted_liquid_tag_for?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:single_resource_admin_for?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:super_admin?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:support_admin?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:suspended?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:tag_moderator?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:tech_admin?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:trusted).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:trusted?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:user_subscription_tag_available?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:vomited_on?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:warned).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:warned?).to(:authorizer) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:workshop_eligible?).to(:authorizer) }
+  end
+
   describe "validations" do
     describe "builtin validations" do
       subject { user }
@@ -769,18 +794,6 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#trusted?" do
-    it "memoizes the result from rolify" do
-      allow(Rails.cache)
-        .to receive(:fetch)
-        .with("user-#{user.id}/has_trusted_role", expires_in: 200.hours)
-        .and_return(false)
-        .once
-
-      2.times { user.trusted? }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "profiles" do
     it "automatically creates a profile for new users", :aggregate_failures do
       user = create(:user)
diff --git a/spec/policies/authorizer_spec.rb b/spec/policies/authorizer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d55e6c363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/policies/authorizer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+# rubocop:disable RSpec/PredicateMatcher
+RSpec.describe Authorizer, type: :policy do
+  subject(:authorizer) { described_class.for(user: user) }
+
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+  describe "#any_admin?" do
+    # This test che
+    it "queries the user's roles" do
+      # I want to test `expect(authorizer.admin?)` but our rubocop
+      # version squaks.
+      expect(authorizer.admin?).to be_falsey
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#administrative_access_to?" do
+    subject(:method_call) { authorizer.administrative_access_to?(resource: resource) }
+
+    let(:resource) { nil }
+
+    context "when not an admin or super admin and not given a resource" do
+      let(:user) { build(:user) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+    end
+
+    context "when an admin and not given a resource" do
+      let(:user) { build(:user, :admin) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+    end
+
+    context "when a super_admin and not given a resource" do
+      let(:user) { build(:user, :super_admin) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+    end
+
+    context "when given a resource and the user is assigned singular administration" do
+      let(:resource) { Article }
+
+      before do
+        user.add_role(:single_resource_admin, resource)
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
+    end
+
+    context "when given a resource and the user is assigned singular administration to another" do
+      let(:resource) { Article }
+
+      before do
+        user.add_role(:single_resource_admin, Comment)
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#trusted?" do
+    # We don't need a saved user.  Let's not require that.
+    let(:user) { instance_double(User, id: 123) }
+
+    it "memoizes the result from rolify" do
+      allow(Rails.cache)
+        .to receive(:fetch)
+        .with("user-#{user.id}/has_trusted_role", expires_in: 200.hours)
+        .and_return(false)
+        .once
+
+      2.times { authorizer.trusted? }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#vomited_on?" do
+    subject(:method_call) { authorizer.vomited_on? }
+
+    # I included this test because I had mis-copied something and the
+    # system broke.  This test is my "penance" for pushing up broken
+    # code.
+    it { is_expected.not_to be_nil }
+  end
+end
+# rubocop:enable RSpec/PredicateMatcher
diff --git a/spec/policies/internal_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/internal_policy_spec.rb
index 249524ec4..e76e3662f 100644
--- a/spec/policies/internal_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/internal_policy_spec.rb
@@ -4,29 +4,21 @@ RSpec.describe InternalPolicy, type: :policy do
   let(:internal_policy) { described_class }
 
   permissions :access? do
-    it "does not allow someone without admin privileges to do continue" do
-      expect(internal_policy).not_to permit(build(:user))
-    end
+    let(:user) { instance_double(User) }
 
-    it "allow someone with admin privileges to continue" do
-      expect(internal_policy).to permit(build(:user, :admin))
-    end
+    context "when user does not have administrative access (to the record)" do
+      before { allow(user).to receive(:administrative_access_to?).and_return(false) }
 
-    it "allow someone with super_admin privileges to continue" do
-      expect(internal_policy).to permit(build(:user, :super_admin))
-    end
-
-    context "when tied to a resource" do
-      let(:user) { create(:user) }
-
-      it "grant access based on permitted resource" do
-        user.add_role(:single_resource_admin, Article)
-        expect(internal_policy).to permit(user, Article)
+      it "does not permit the user" do
+        expect(internal_policy).not_to permit(user)
       end
+    end
 
-      it "does not grant cross resource access" do
-        user.add_role(:single_resource_admin, Article)
-        expect(internal_policy).not_to permit(user, Comment)
+    context "when user has administrative access (to the record)" do
+      before { allow(user).to receive(:administrative_access_to?).and_return(true) }
+
+      it "does not permit the user" do
+        expect(internal_policy).to permit(user)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/policies/liquid_tag_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/liquid_tag_policy_spec.rb
index 33ef8f73f..b5e3a528c 100644
--- a/spec/policies/liquid_tag_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/liquid_tag_policy_spec.rb
@@ -1,67 +1,72 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe LiquidTagPolicy, type: :policy do
-  let(:liquid_tag) { instance_double(Liquid::Tag) }
+  let(:liquid_tag) { instance_double(LiquidTagBase, user_authorization_method_name: user_authorization_method_name) }
+  let(:article) { instance_double(Article) }
+  let(:parse_context) { { source: article, user: user } }
+  let(:user) { nil }
+  let(:user_authorization_method_name) { nil }
+
+  before do
+    allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:user_authorization_method_name).and_return(user_authorization_method_name)
+    allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
+  end
 
   describe "initialize?" do
     let(:action) { :initialize? }
-    let(:article) { create(:article) }
 
-    it "raises an error if user is missing" do
-      user = nil
-      parse_context = { source: article, user: user }
-      allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
-      stub_const("#{liquid_tag.class}::VALID_ROLES", [:admin])
-      expect do
-        Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
-      end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "No user found")
+    context "when parsing a non-restricted tag without a user" do
+      let(:user_authorization_method_name) { nil }
+      let(:user) { nil }
+
+      it "authorizes" do
+        expect do
+          Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
+        end.not_to raise_error
+      end
     end
 
-    it "authorizes and skips logic if liquid tag is not role restricted" do
-      user = create(:user)
-      parse_context = { source: article, user: user }
-      allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
-      allow(user).to receive(:has_role?)
-      expect do
-        Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
-      end.not_to raise_error
-      expect(user).not_to have_received(:has_role?)
+    context "when parsing a non-restricted tag with a user" do
+      let(:user) { instance_double(User) }
+
+      it "authorizes" do
+        expect do
+          Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
+        end.not_to raise_error
+      end
     end
 
-    it "authorizes if user has the correct role" do
-      user = create(:user, :admin)
-      parse_context = { source: article, user: user }
+    context "when parsing a restricted tag without a user" do
+      let(:user_authorization_method_name) { :admin? }
+      let(:user) { nil }
 
-      allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
-      stub_const("#{liquid_tag.class}::VALID_ROLES", [:admin])
-      expect do
-        Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
-      end.not_to raise_error
+      it "does not authorize" do
+        expect do
+          Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
+        end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "No user found")
+      end
     end
 
-    it "handles single resource roles" do
-      user = create(:user)
-      # Stub roles because adding them normally can cause flaky specs
-      single_resource_role = [:restricted_liquid_tag, LiquidTags::UserSubscriptionTag]
-      allow(user).to receive(:has_role?).and_call_original
-      allow(user).to receive(:has_role?).with(*single_resource_role).and_return(true)
-      parse_context = { source: article, user: user }
+    context "when parsing a restricted tag with a user who **does not** meet the criteria" do
+      let(:user_authorization_method_name) { :admin? }
+      let(:user) { instance_double(User, user_authorization_method_name => false) }
 
-      allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
-      stub_const("#{liquid_tag.class}::VALID_ROLES", [single_resource_role])
-      expect do
-        Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
-      end.not_to raise_error
+      it "does not authorize" do
+        expect do
+          Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
+        end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "User is not permitted to use this liquid tag")
+      end
     end
 
-    it "raises error if user does not have the correct role" do
-      user = create(:user)
-      parse_context = { source: article, user: user }
-      allow(liquid_tag).to receive(:parse_context).and_return(parse_context)
-      stub_const("#{liquid_tag.class}::VALID_ROLES", [:not_permitted])
-      expect do
-        Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
-      end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "User is not permitted to use this liquid tag")
+    context "when parsing a restricted tag with a user who meets the criteria" do
+      let(:user_authorization_method_name) { :admin? }
+      let(:user) { instance_double(User, user_authorization_method_name => true) }
+
+      it "does not authorize" do
+        expect do
+          Pundit.authorize(user, liquid_tag, action, policy_class: described_class)
+        end.not_to raise_error
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/mods_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/mods_spec.rb
index 6907840e7..1ca1a5c0f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/mods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/mods_spec.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/moderation/mods", type: :request do
 
     it "displays mod user" do
       put admin_mod_path(regular_user.id)
-      expect(regular_user.reload.has_role?(:trusted)).to eq true
+      expect(regular_user.reload.trusted?).to eq true
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/tags/moderators_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/tags/moderators_spec.rb
index 884449e40..0a1d6b8d6 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/tags/moderators_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/tags/moderators_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe "/admin/content_manager/tags/:id/moderator", type: :request do
 
     it "adds the given user as trusted and as a tag moderator" do
       post admin_tag_moderator_path(tag.id), params: { tag_id: tag.id, tag: { user_id: user.id } }
+
       expect(user.tag_moderator?).to be true
       expect(user.trusted?).to be true
     end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/users_manage_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/users_manage_spec.rb
index 0de840812..4fcd35fdf 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/users_manage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/users_manage_spec.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
       params = { user: { user_status: "Super Admin", note_for_current_role: "they deserve it for some reason" } }
       patch user_status_admin_user_path(user.id), params: params
 
-      expect(user.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be(true)
+      expect(user.super_admin?).to be(true)
     end
 
     it "does not allow non-super-admin to doll out admin" do
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
       params = { user: { user_status: "Super Admin", note_for_current_role: "they deserve it for some reason" } }
       patch user_status_admin_user_path(user.id), params: params
 
-      expect(user.has_role?(:super_admin)).not_to be false
+      expect(user.super_admin?).not_to be false
     end
 
     it "creates a general note on the user" do
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
         delete admin_user_path(user.id), params: { user_id: user.id, role: :trusted }
       end.to change(user.roles, :count).by(-1)
 
-      expect(user.has_role?(:trusted)).to be false
+      expect(user.has_trusted_role?).to be false
       expect(request.flash["success"]).to include("successfully removed from the user!")
     end
 
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
                params: { user_id: user.id, role: :single_resource_admin, resource_type: Comment }
       end.to change(user.roles, :count).by(-1)
 
-      expect(user.has_role?(:single_resource_admin, Comment)).to be false
-      expect(user.has_role?(:single_resource_admin, Broadcast)).to be true
+      expect(user.single_resource_admin_for?(Comment)).to be false
+      expect(user.single_resource_admin_for?(Broadcast)).to be true
       expect(request.flash["success"]).to include("successfully removed from the user!")
     end
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
         delete admin_user_path(user.id), params: { user_id: user.id, role: :super_admin }
       end.not_to change(user.roles, :count)
 
-      expect(user.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
+      expect(user.super_admin?).to be true
       expect(request.flash["danger"]).to include("cannot be removed.")
     end
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin::Users", type: :request do
         delete admin_user_path(super_admin.id), params: { user_id: super_admin.id, role: :trusted }
       end.not_to change(super_admin.roles, :count)
 
-      expect(super_admin.has_role?(:trusted)).to be true
+      expect(super_admin.trusted?).to be true
       expect(request.flash["danger"]).to include("cannot remove roles")
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/podcasts/podcast_create_spec.rb b/spec/requests/podcasts/podcast_create_spec.rb
index d24d60154..6d1be66a7 100644
--- a/spec/requests/podcasts/podcast_create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/podcasts/podcast_create_spec.rb
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ RSpec.describe "Podcast Create", type: :request do
     it "creates a podcast_admin role when created by an owner" do
       post podcasts_path, params: { podcast: valid_attributes, i_am_owner: "1" }
       pod = Podcast.find_by(title: valid_attributes[:title])
-      expect(user.has_role?(:podcast_admin, pod)).to be true
+      expect(user.podcast_admin_for?(pod)).to be true
     end
 
     it "doesn't create a podcast_admin role when not created by an owner" do
       post podcasts_path, params: { podcast: valid_attributes, i_am_owner: "" }
       pod = Podcast.find_by(title: valid_attributes[:title])
-      expect(user.has_role?(:podcast_admin, pod)).to be false
+      expect(user.podcast_admin_for?(pod)).to be false
     end
 
     it "sets the creator" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb b/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
index bbf0c556f..00c769cb9 100644
--- a/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
                     email: "yoooo#{rand(100)}@yo.co",
                     password: "PaSSw0rd_yo000",
                     password_confirmation: "PaSSw0rd_yo000" } }
-        expect(User.first.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
-        expect(User.first.has_role?(:trusted)).to be true
+        expect(User.first.super_admin?).to be true
+        expect(User.first.trusted?).to be true
       end
 
       it "creates mascot user" do
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
                     password: "PaSSw0rd_yo000",
                     forem_owner_secret: "test",
                     password_confirmation: "PaSSw0rd_yo000" } }
-        expect(User.first.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
+        expect(User.first.super_admin?).to be true
       end
 
       it "does not authorize request in FOREM_OWNER_SECRET scenario if not passed correct value" do
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
                     email: "yoooo#{rand(100)}@yo.co",
                     password: "PaSSw0rd_yo000",
                     password_confirmation: "PaSSw0rd_yo000" } }
-        expect(User.first.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
+        expect(User.first.super_admin?).to be true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles_spec.rb b/spec/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles_spec.rb
index 574a443bc..e12f5daea 100644
--- a/spec/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/moderator/manage_activity_and_roles_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to super admin", user_status: "Super Admin" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
+    expect(user.super_admin?).to be true
   end
 
   it "assigns trusted role to user that's updated to super admin" do
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to super admin", user_status: "Super Admin" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:super_admin)).to be true
-    expect(user.has_role?(:trusted)).to be true
+    expect(user.super_admin?).to be true
+    expect(user.has_trusted_role?).to be true
   end
 
   it "updates user to admin" do
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to admin", user_status: "Admin" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:admin)).to be true
+    expect(user.admin?).to be true
   end
 
   it "assigns trusted role to user that's updated to admin" do
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to admin", user_status: "Admin" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:admin)).to be true
-    expect(user.has_role?(:trusted)).to be true
+    expect(user.admin?).to be true
+    expect(user.has_trusted_role?).to be true
   end
 
   it "updates user to tech admin" do
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to tech admin", user_status: "Tech Admin" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:tech_admin)).to be true
-    expect(user.has_role?(:single_resource_admin, DataUpdateScript)).to be true
+    expect(user.tech_admin?).to be true
+    expect(user.single_resource_admin_for?(DataUpdateScript)).to be true
   end
 
   it "updates user to single resource admin" do
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::ManageActivityAndRoles, type: :service do
       user: user,
       user_params: { note_for_current_role: "Upgrading to super admin", user_status: "Resource Admin: Article" },
     )
-    expect(user.has_role?(:single_resource_admin, Article)).to be true
+    expect(user.single_resource_admin_for?(Article)).to be true
   end
 
   it "updates negative role to positive role" do
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/admin_bans_or_warns_user_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/admin_bans_or_warns_user_spec.rb
index b607034b3..5be0f0f39 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/admin_bans_or_warns_user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/admin_bans_or_warns_user_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin bans user", type: :system do
 
     expect(user.warned?).to eq(true)
     expect(Note.last.reason).to eq "Warn"
-    expect(user.has_role?(:tag_moderator)).to eq(false)
+    expect(user.tag_moderator?).to eq(false)
   end
 
   # to-do: add spec for invalid bans
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ RSpec.describe "Admin bans user", type: :system do
     suspend_user
 
     expect(user.suspended?).to eq(true)
-    expect(user.trusted).to eq(false)
+    expect(user.trusted?).to eq(false)
     expect(user.warned?).to eq(false)
-    expect(user.has_role?(:tag_moderator)).to eq(false)
+    expect(user.tag_moderator?).to eq(false)
   end
 
   it "unsuspends user" do
     user.add_role(:suspended)
     unsuspend_user
 
-    expect(user.has_role?(:suspended)).to eq(false)
+    expect(user.suspended?).to eq(false)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/workers/moderator/banish_user_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/moderator/banish_user_worker_spec.rb
index 2dc78daf3..b9a2c745c 100644
--- a/spec/workers/moderator/banish_user_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/moderator/banish_user_worker_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RSpec.describe Moderator::BanishUserWorker, type: :worker do
 
     it "makes user suspended and username spam" do
       expect(user.username).to include("spam")
-      expect(user.has_role?(:suspended)).to be true
+      expect(user.suspended?).to be true
     end
 
     it "deletes user content" do