The NYT Daily Podcast this morning is a pretty good overview, but I'd push back on one part of the conclusion. The filibuster in no way incentivizes bipartisanship. It incentivizes the minority to block everything. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/podcasts/the-daily/filibuster-senate-mcconnell-democrats.html
The Fate of the Filibuster

An exploration of the debate over the rule’s future in the U.S. Senate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/podcasts/the-daily/filibuster-senate-mcconnell-democrats.html
There's no reason to negotiate if you can just kill what the other side wants to do. To encourage more bipartisanship, remove the filibuster. When the GOP knows legislation will pass over their opposition, that will encourage them to consider joining the bills to have influence.
As the episode notes, the proof of this is in the filibuster-packed reality we're all living in now. The Senate is broken, dysfunctional, stuck in perpetual gridlock. If you want senators to work together, take away their ability to force that gridlock.
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