Roles and permissions as middleware like Laravel Auth about roles HOT 4 CLOSED

public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('auth');
        $this->middleware('admin', ['except' => ['index', 'show']]);
        $this->middleware('applicant', ['only' => ['something', 'somethingElse']]);
    }

class RedirectIfNotAdmin {
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (Auth::user()->is('admin'))
        {
            return $next($request);
        }

        return redirect()->route('dashboard')
            ->with('flash_message', 'Sorry, you do not have enough privileges to view that page.');
    }
}

class RedirectIfNotApplicant {
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        if (Auth::user()->is('applicant.*'))
        {
            return $next($request);
        }

        return redirect()->route('dashboard')
            ->with('flash_message', 'Sorry, you do not have enough privileges to view that page.');
    }